1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job. A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of 2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it. A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite 3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet. A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet 4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it. A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However 5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker. A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how 6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties. A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though 7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy. A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words 8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good. A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however 9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis. A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems 10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work. A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill 11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them. A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite 12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry. A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of 13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain 14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 15. _______, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 16. The children slept well despite _______. A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 17. She left him _______ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of 19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative. A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though 21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although 22. _____________, he could not finish the job. A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work 23. He went to work _____________ his headache. A. despite B. although C. because D. because of 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. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard. A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though 26. Tom went to work despite _______. A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well 27. 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 28. Despite _______, we arrived on time. A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic 29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat. A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although 30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games. A. Despite B. Although C. Despite of D. Although 31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat. A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because 32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast. A. because of B. though C. in spite of D. despite 33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself. A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of 34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury. A. because of B. despite C. though D. because 35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of 36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday. A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though 37. ___________ having little money, they are happy. A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because 38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work. A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of 39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather. A. because B. despite C. although D. because of 40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman. A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite 41. Although the sun was shining, __________. A. it wasn’t very hot B. it was very hot C. yet it was very hot D. but it was very hot 42. 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 43. _________ his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his family. A. Despite of B. Despite C. Although D. Because of 44. I gave up the job ________ the attractive salary. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 45. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging.