24. ______, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 25. The children slept well, despite _____. A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 26. She left him __________ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 27. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of 28. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 29. We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces ________ we must also think of our environment. A. despite B. though C. as though D. but 30. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men. A. But B. Even if C. If D. As though II.Choose the best answer 1. __________ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite the fact that d. Despite 2. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry. a. even though b. in spite c. despite d. in spite the fact that 3. Julie passed the exam _______ of working very hard. a. despite b. because c. in spite d. though 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 could buy a new car. a. Despite b. In spite of c. Because of d. Because 6. _______, he walked to the station. a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired 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 wasn’t promoted. a. Because b. Even though c. Because of d. In spite of 10. Our new neighbors are quite nice ______ they are sometimes talkative. a. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. despite of 11. _____ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. a. In spite b. Despite c. But d. Although 12. Because _______, we arrived late a.of the traffic b. the traffic c. the heavy traffic d. of there was heavy traffic