1. Mai worked hard, ______ she passed her exam.
a . so b. although c. because d. though
2. _____ she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework.
a. Because b.Whether c.Although c. So
3.It’s raining hard , _____ we can’t go to the beach .
a. or b. but c. so d. though
4. Nam was absent from class yesterday ___ he felt sick.
a. so b. because c. although d. but
5. Tom has a computer, _____ he doesn’t use it.
a. or b. as c. because d. but
6. The boy can’t reach the shelf ___ he’s not tall enough.
a. because b. although c. even though d. and
7. The film was boring ____ we went home.
a. so b. though c. but c. if
8. The girl bought the shoes ___ they are very expensive.
a. but b. if c. so d. although
9. He used to smoke a lot ______ now he doesn’t smoke any more . a. still b. therefore c. but d. as
10. She couldn’t unlock it _____ she had the wrong key.
a. while b. but c. though d. because
11.She didn't want to go ______ she knew all her friends would be there.
a. wherever b. therefore c. so that d. even though
12.My father is very busy. ______, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
a. Despite b. Although c. However d. Therefore
13.We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams.
14.It was cold and wet, ______ Paul went to the beach.
a. therefore b. although c. because d. but
15. Despite of his age, he works very hard.
16. Though he had been absent frequently, but
he has managed to pass the test.
17. We would go camping ___ the weather were fine.
a. although b. if c. but d. so
18. You must leave now _____ you will be late for school. a. unless b. if c. though d. or
19....... all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
a. Instead of b. In spite of c. Although d. Because
20. Although the sun was shining, ______.
a. it wasn’t very hot b. but it was very hot
c. yet it was very hot d. it was very hot
21. She failed the test, _____ she studied hard.
a. as b. in spite of c. despite d. although
22. I knew they were talking about me _____ they stopped when I entered the room.
a. because b. so that c. despite d. therefore
23.Although he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
a. Despite being intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
b. In spite of intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
c. In spite he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
d. Although his intelligence, he does well at school
24. He agreed to sign the contract ______.
a. so he didn’t know much about that company
b. in spite he knew much about it
c. because he didn’t know much about that company’s director
d. although he didn’t know much about that company
25. Although smokers are aware that smoking is
harmful to their health, they can’t get rid it.
26. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not to cancel their climb.
27. I won’t change my mind ______ what you say.
a. whether b. because c. no matter d. although
28. “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?”
– “Yes. ______ we decide to stay longer.”
a. Because b. So that c. Though d. In case
29.Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time.
30.Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be____ young people are allowed to decide on their marriage.
a. despite b. but c. even though d. in spite of
31. _________ his poor health, Mr Brown still works hard to support his family.
a. Despite of b. Despite c. Although d. Because of
32. ___ how hard he tried, he didn’t succeed in his work.
a. Despite b. Inspite of c. No matter d. Though
33. ……. he is old, he wants to travel around the world.
a. In spite of b. Although c. Despite d. Because
34. In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work.
35. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise
a. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
b. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
c. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.
d. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.
36. They can’t work and travel because they are old.
a. Because of their old age, they can’t work and travel.
b. In spite of their old age, they can work and travel.
c. Despite their old age, they still work and travel.
d. Eventhough they work and travel, they are old.
37.Despite the bad weather, people travel by air
a.Even though the weather is bad, people travel by air.
b. Because the weather is bad, people travel by air.
c. In spite of people travel by air, the weather is bad.
d. Although the bad weather, people travel by air.
38.The plane took off _________ the fog.
a. because of b. because c. despite d. although
39. It was quite cold ____________ it was very sunny .
a. although b. because c. so that d. as
40. I have tried hard but I can not earn enough money.
a. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.
b. I have tried hard and so I can earn enough money.
c. I have tried hard so that I can earn enough money.
d.I have tried hard; therefore I can’t earn enough money.
41. I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.
a. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today.
b. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today.
c. Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today.
d. Instead of going by bus , I drive to work today
42. We arrived on time _______ the traffic was bad.
a. although b. even c. in spite of d. despite
43… I had not got much money from my work, I really liked it.a. Moreover b. However c. Although d. But
44. Though he loves her very much , but he can’t talk to her about his feeling. 45. …the weather was fine , we postponed the flight to Bahamas
.a.Because b.Because of c.Although d.In spite of
