1. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
2. Difficult as the homework was, we tried our best to complete it. (THOUGH) (IN SPITE OF) ___________________________________________________________________________________ . ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
3. I tried to persuade her. I didn’t succeed, however. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
4. Even though we were tired, we got up early and started the trip.
Tired______________________________________________________________________________ .
Although___________________________________________________________________________ .
No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .
5. It was raining, but I went swimming anyway. (DESPITE) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
6. Though cold and exhausted, Andrew managed to walk home.
However___________________________________________________________________________ .
7. I like fish, but I don’t like catching them myself. (MUCH AS) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
8. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous. Harmless___________________________________________________________________________ .
9. Ann felt ill, but insisted on going to work. (REGARDLESS OF) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
10. We could not solve the problem of rubbish in spite of working hard.
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
Work______________________________________________________________________________ .
No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .
11. I rang the doorbell. Nobody answered, though. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
12. Promptly as the doctors acted, they were unable to save the patient. However___________________________________________________________________________ .
13. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t. (EVEN THOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
14. No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
15. Even though she hurried, she stopped to help the blind woman. (DESPITE) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
16. Though I tried hard, I could not persuade him to change his mind.
Try________________________________________________________________________________ .
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
However___________________________________________________________________________ .
17. Hard-working as he is, he will never be top of his class.
Although___________________________________________________________________________ .
Though____________________________________________________________________________ .
18. Although he is young, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.
Though____________________________________________________________________________ .
19. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. (NO MATTER HOW) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
20. Although she swam strongly, she didn’t win the first prize in the race.
In spite of_________________________________________________________________________ .
Swim______________________________________________________________________________ .
Strongly____________________________________________________________________________ .
1. We do all of our homework. We can't play.
A. Unless we do all of our homework, we can play.
B. If we do all of our homework, we can play.
C. Because we do all of our homework, we can't play.
D. We can't play, yet we do all of our homework.
2. It isn't necessary for you to finish the work by Saturday.
A. You mustn't finish the work by Saturday.
B. You needn't finish the work by Saturday.
C. It is imporant for you to finish the work by Saturday.
D. It is compulsory that you finish the work by Saturday.
3. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
A. Beause of his good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
B. He was not happy in his job because of getting a poor salary.
C. Despite the fact that he got much money, he was happy in his job.
D. He was unhappy in his job in spite of getting much money.
4. My band teacher taught me how to play three instruments. My teacher’s name is Ms. Godsey.
A. Ms. Godsey is my band teacher, so she taught me how to play three instruments.
B. My band teacher is Ms. Godsey who taught me how to play three instruments.
C. My band teacher , Ms. Godsey , taught me how to play three instruments.
D. Ms. Godsey is my band teacher because she taught me how to play three instruments.