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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 nI could not eat _ I was very hungry
a even though b in spite c despite d in spite the fact that
3 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled
a the rain b of the rain c it was raining d there was a rain
4 _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
5 _, he walked to the station
a Despite being tired b Although to be tired
c In spite being tired d Despite tired
6 The children slept well, despite _
a it was noise b the noise c of the noise d noisy
7 She left him _ she still loved him
a even if b even though c in spite of d despite
8 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted
a In spite b Even though c In spite of d Despite of
9 _ they are brothers, they do not look like
10 We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _ we must also think of our
environment
11 _ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men
12 The teams played on in spite of the rain
13 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative
a despite b in spite of the fact c though d as though
14 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
15 In spite of his hard work , 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
16 He went to work despite his headache
a nevertheless b due to c notwithstanding d because of
17 Despite _, we knew that he was guilty
18 Despite the fact that _, we enjoyed our trip
a the weather is bad b it is a bad weather
19 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard
20 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
21 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
22 Despite _, we arrived on time
c there was heavy traffic d of there was heavy traffic
23 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town
a notwithstanding b despite c in spite of d although
24 It was very cold _ she did not put on her coat
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
25 Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed
a Mary was too disappointed to keep calm
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c Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment
d Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed
26 Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey
a It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey
b The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain
c The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey
d If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey
27 Despite his ability to do the job, he was not offered the position
a It was his ability that helped him do the job and get the position
b Although he was able to do the job, but he was not offered the position
c He was not offered the position, regardless of his ability to, do the job
d If he had enough ability to do the job, he would be offered the position.
28 He had worked very hard but he (ailed
a Hard as he worked, he failed
b Thanks to his hard work, he failed
c He did not succeeded because of his being hard working
d Even though being hard working, he failed
29 I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend
a unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door
b I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door
c Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend
d I answered the door since I knew it was my friend
30 _ the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work
a Despite b Even if c Even though d In spite
31 _ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily
a Although b In spite of c Notwithstanding d Despite
32 Even if _, they had to continue practicing
c the fact that the players were sore d it was the players' soreness
33 Gannon was a high-performing midfield linkman in spite _
a of he was at his age b he was at his old age
34 Many Americans eat more food than they need, _ they are harming their bodies and minds by making unhealthful food choices
35 I have not finished that report yet despite _
a of working overtime last night b to work overtime last night
c working overtime last night d I worked overtime last night
36 Although sales fell sharply last month , we are on target for the year
a Even though felling sharply in sales last month
b In spite of there was a sharp fall in sales last month
c Despite the sharp fall in sales last month
d Even if falling sharply in sales last month
37 Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _
a and he decided to quit his job b but he still decided to quit his job
c but he decided to quit his job d he decided to quit his job
38 Despite the increase in their salaries , 60 per cent of Japanese workers still spend Saturday at work
a In spite of their salaries are increased
b Although they has got the increase in their salaries
c As their salaries have been increased
d Even though their increasing salary
39 _, he still went on working
a Tired as he was b Tired although he was
c Even if his tiredness d Despite he was tired
40 _ what I said last night, I still love you
a In spite b Despite c Even though d Even if
41 I didn't get the job _
a even as my qualifications b in spite of I had some qualifications
c without my qualifications d despite my qualifications
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
42 Vietnam / an average growth in GDP / 7.1% per year / 2000 to 2004
a Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of 7.1% per year from 2000 to 2004
b Vietnam, it had an average growth in GDP of 7.1%per year from 2000 to 2004
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d .Although Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of 7.1%per year from 2000 to 2004
43 The GDP growth / 8.4% / 2005 / the second largest growth in Asia, after only China
a The GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China
b The GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, that is the second largest growth in Asia, after only China
c Because the GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China
d The GDP growth, which was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China
44 November 7, 2006 / Vietnam became WTO's 150th member / after several years of preparation and negotiation
a On November 7, 2006, when Vietnam became WTO's 150th member for after several years of
preparation and negotiation
b It was on November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member since after several years of
preparation and negotiation
c On November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member, after several years of preparation and negotiation
d When November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member after several years of preparation and negotiation
45 Government figures / GDP growth / 8.17% / 2006
a Government figures of GDP growth up to 8.17% in 2006
b Government figt1'res of GDP growth raised 8.17% in 2006
c Government figures in GDP growth had 8.17% in 2006
d Government figures of GDP growth was 8.17% in 2006
46 Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment / the government / target / a GDP growth of around 8.5% / 2007
a To Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment states that the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007
b As Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the' government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% during 2007
c Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment said that the government, targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007
d According to Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007
47 we live on the same street, we hard ever see each other
48 Rice grows well here the warm and wet climate
49 The meeting had been cancelled _ the chairman’s absence
50 the storm warnings, we did not go out last night.
51 We decided to eat out _ the weather was bad
a despite b although c.because d whether
52 _ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
53 The goods were never delivered the promise we had received.
a although b in spite of c because d because of
54 My mother is always complaining _the untidiness of my room.
a in spite of b because c because of d although