1.John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town. A. notwithstanding B. despite C. in spite of D. although 2.It was very cold _______ she did not put on her coat. A. in case B. but C. even if D. even though 3._______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 4.In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain 5._______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 6.___ hard he worked, he couldnt earn enough money to support the family. A. But B. However C. Therefore D. Whatever 7.The children slept well, despite _______. A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 8.She left him _______ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 9._______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of 10.________ long it takes, I will wait for you. A. However B. But C. So D. Therefore 11.I didn't get the job _______. A. even as my qualifications B. in spite of I had some qualifications C. without my qualifications D. despite my qualifications 12.______ he is old, he wants to travel around the world. A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite D. Because 13.Despite _______, we knew that he was guilty. A. denied B. denying C. he denied D. his denial 14.Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard. A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though 15._____ the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work. A. Despite B. Even if C. Even though D. In spite 16._______ what I said last night, I still love you. A. In spite B. Despite C. Even though D. Even if 17._______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although 18.Many Americans eat more food than they need, _______ they are harming their bodies and minds by making unhealthful food choices. A. but B. although C. though D. in spite of 19._____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily. A. Although B. In spite of C. Notwithstanding D. Despite 20.Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative. A. despite B. though C. as though D. in spite of the fact 21.Gannon was a high-performing midfield linkman in spite _______. A. of he was at his age B. he was at his old age C. of his age D. his age 22.I have not finished that report yet despite _______. A. of working overtime last night B. to work overtime last night C. working overtime last night D. I worked overtime last night 23._______, he still went on working. A. Tired as he was B. Tired although he was C. Even if his tiredness D. Despite he was tired 24.Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip. A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad 25.Though _______, they are good friends. A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes 26.Despite _______, we arrived on time. A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic 27.Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. In spite of his old age, he worked very hard. A. Although he is old, he worked very hard. B. Although he was old, he worked very hard. C. Despite he is old, he worked very hard. D. Despite he was old, he worked very hard. 28.Although his book was successful, he decided not to write any more. A. In spite of his book successful, he decided not to write any more. B. In spite of his successful book, he decided not to write any more. C. Despite his book was successful, he decided not to write any more. D. In spite his successful book, he decided not to write any more. 29. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed. A. Mary was too disappointed to keep calm. B. Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm. C. Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment. D. Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed.