REVIEW
I/ Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
In spite of ______________________________________
2. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
Despite ________________________________________
3. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
In spite of ______________________________________
4. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
Despite ________________________________________
5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
Although _______________________________________
6. He didn’t win an Oscar for Best Actor although he performed excellently.
Despite ________________________________________
7. The plot wasn’t very interesting, but the special effects were spectacular.
Although _______________________________________
8. Despite his English-sounding name, James Martin is in fact German.
Although _______________________________________
II/ Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
1. (Because of/ although/ despite/ in spite) ___________ an all- star cast, Hotel Artemis was a total
box- office failure.
2. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early (despite of/ in spite of/ although/ because)____________ being
very tired.
3. (Even/ but/ although/ despite) _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big
success.
4. We didn’t find it funny (in spite of/ although/ despite/ but)_____________it was a comedy.
5. (With/ however/ such/ despite)_______________ careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties
in making a new film.
6. My younger sister didn’t choose that job (so/ in spite of/ though/ despite)________________ the
salary was high.
7. (However/ although/ in spite of/ because) ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the
competition.
8. We didn’t go camping that day (but/ despite/ slthough/ though) _________ the nice weather.
9. Jimmy had done his homework; (though/ in spite of/ because/ however)____________, his
mother didn’t let him go out.
10. (Despite/ however/ but/ because)_____________ working very hard, he lost his job.
III/ Complete the sentences with although, despite, in spite of
1. Linda rarely sees Tom ______________ they live in the same town.
2. ______________ the weather was cold, we enjoyed our trip.
3. ______________ earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents
4. Hung went to work ______________ not feeling very well.
5. ______________ it was hot, she didn’t put on her hat when going out.
6. ______________ getting up late, she went to class on time.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences by using in spite of, although and despite
1. He broke his leg. He went to work. (Although)
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1. There was a long queue. But we enjoyed seeing Eifffel. (Although)
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2. He didn’t get the job. But he had all neccessary qualifications. (Despite)
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3. The weather was bad. But we went to out. (In spite of)
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4. There was a lot of noise in the house. But the children slept well. (Despite)
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5. Paul and Mark live in the same town. But they rarely see each other. (Although)
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V. Complete the sentences with although or in spite of
1. ………………. we are a small country, we sell almost a hundred machines a month.
2. ………………. all the difficulties, the project started on time and was a success.
3. ………………. we were warned against doing so, we went ahead with the project.
4. ………………. his lack of experience, he became a successful businessman.
5. ………………. being by far the oldest player, he scored three goals.
6. ………………. he’s millionaire, he drives a second-hand car.
7. ………………. all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
8. ………………. I had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
9. I love music ………………. I can’t play a musical instrument.
10. ………………. being very tired, we carried on walking.
11. The heating was on, but ………………. this the house was still cold.
12. Keith decided to give up his job ………………. I advised him not to.
VI. Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets so that it has the same meaning
as the first one
1. I love him despite his faults.
I love him ___________________________________ his faults. (OF)
2. Although he is very old, he is strong.
___________________________________, he is strong. (IN)
3. In spite of searching high and low, Tom couldn’t find his wallet.
___________________________________, Tom couldn’t find his wallet. (Despite)
4. Although she is sick, she will work.
___________________________________, she will work. (DESPITE)
5. He remained poor despite being a hard worker.
___________________________________, he remained poor. (ALTHOUGH)
6. Despite their efforts, they didn’t succeed.
___________________________________, they didn’t succeed. (IN)
VII/ Rewrite the following sentences by using in spite of, although or despite
1. There was a long queue. But we enjoyed seeing Eiffel. (Although)
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2. They have a lot of money. But they are still not happy. (Although)
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3. The weather was bad. But we went out. (In spite of)
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4. There was a lot of noise in the house. But the children slept well. (Despite)
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5. Paul and Mark live in the same town. But they rarely see each other. (Although)
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6. Even though the work was very hard, we enjoyed doing that job. (in spite of)
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7. Although Jane has very little money, she is happy. (despite)
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8. In spite of her injured foot, she managed to walk to the village. (although)
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9. Despite the low salary, I decided to accept the job. (even though)
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10. In spite of being the better team, we lost the match. (though)
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