62. “So are things at school, Tom?”  “______________”

A. Well, I can’t agree with you.                        B. I was not good at it.

C. Oh, pretty good, actually.                                        D. It’s my pleasure.

63. “Do you fancy going to a movie this evening?”  “_______________”

A. I’m sorry. I don’t know that.                         B. Not at all. Go ahead.

C. Not so bad. And you?                                   D. That would be nice.

64. “We’ve been there before.”  “______________”

A. Oh, have we?      B. How nice!           C. How lovely!        D. No, we didn’t.

65. “Could I speak to Ann?”  “____________”

A. This is Daisy speaking.                       B. Can I take a message?

C. Just a moment. I’m coming.                          D. I’m sorry. Ann’s not in.

66. “Well, it’s been nice talking to you.”  “______________”

A. Yes, nice to have met you too.                      B. Oh, yes. I’m afraid so.

C. Nice to meet you, too.                                   D. Have you been here long?

67. “Did you hear about the robbery the other day?”  “________________”

A. Yes, It was great. B. No, what happened? C. Oh, no.                    D. Oh, sure. Thanks.

68. “I don’t think we should exercise late at night.”  “_____________”

A. Neither do I.        B. So do I.                         C. I think so,too.                     D. I don’t, niether.

69. “Sorry, the manager is not here.”  “_______________”

A. Can I take a message then?                           B. Can I speak to the manager, please?

C. Can I leave a message then?                          D. Would you like to leave a message?

70. “It was very kind of you to help me out, Paul? ”   “________________”

A. I’m glad you like it.                                      B. Thanks a million.

C. That was the least I could do.                        D. You can say that again.

71. “I hear The Golden Bride is a very good film.” “____________”

A. Yes, it’s very exciting. B. No, I don’t here that. C. Yes, it’s boring.          D. No, I hear it, too.

72. “What would you like to do at the weekend?”  “______________”

A. I like to do a lot. B. I can’t stand it.C. I’d like to see a football match. D. I don’t like the weekend.

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.

I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. I wish he ……………. here now. (be)

2. She wishes you ……………. better. (feel)

3. I wish that you ……………. here yesterday. (be)

4. I wish he ……………. he work tonight. (finish)

5. We wish you ……………. tomorrow. (come)

6. She wishes she ……………. the window last night. (open)

7. I wish you ……………. earlier yesterday. (leave)

8. We wish they ……………. with us last weekend. (come)

9. They wish he ……………. with them the next day. (come)

10. They wish we ……………. them some food yesterday. (give)

11. We wish you ……………. yesterday. (arrive)

12. I wish I ……………. the answers. (not lose)

13. You wish you ……………. what to do last year. (know)

14. I wish that he ……………. us next year. (visit)

15. She wishes that she ……………. at home now. (be)

16. I wish I ……………. the news. (hear)

17. You wish that he ……………. you last week. (help)

18. I wish I ……………. the subject more interesting. (find)

19. He always wishes he ……………. rich. (be)

20. The boy wishes that he ……… the competition the next day. (win)

21. I wish the weather ……………. warmer now. (be)

22. They wish he ……………. them next week. (telephone)

23. He wishes you ……………. him in the future. (help)

24. She wishes the mail ……………. soon. (come)

25. They wish she ……….. the arrangements for the meeting next week. (make)

26. We wish they ……………. or we will miss the bus. (hurry)

27. You wish the door …………….. (open)

28. He wishes he ……………. us the book. (show)

29. They wish we ……………. for them. (wait)

30. I wish you ……………. to me. (to write)

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