Question 1: ______ being shy, Jim gave a speech at the concert

Question 2: ______ he hated shopping, he went to the supermarket

Question 3: ______ the rain, the football match went ahead

Question 4: ______ of being tired. Jeff went to the party

Question 5: ‘Do you like your new job?’
‘Yes. I’m enjoying it ______ it is very tiring’

Question 6: ‘Did you pass the exam?’
‘Yes, I got a good grade, ______ I didn’t study much’

Question 7: ______ he was tired, Andy went to the party

Question 8: ______ she went to the bed late, she wasn’t tired the next day

Question 9: _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it

Question 10: _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

Question 11: _______, he walked to the station

Question 12: _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted

Question 13: She left him _______ she still loved him

Question 14: Last night we came to the show late _______ the traffic was terrible

Question 15: _______ there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.

Question 16: _______ the weather, we went sailing

Question 17: _______ Hudson led early, he lost the race.

Question 18: In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris

Question 19: Mr. Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi.

Question 20: We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy

Question 21: Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.

Question 22: Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.

Question 23: Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.

Question 24: _______ it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat

Question 25: _______ he wasn’t feeling very well; Mr. Graham went to visit his aunt as usual.

Question 26: _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.

Question 27: I could not eat _______ I was very hungry

Question 28: Julie passed the exam _______ of working very hard.

Question 29: In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

Question 30: ________, he walked to the station.

Question 31: The children slept well, despite _______.

Question 32: She left him _______ she still loved him

Question 33: Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.

Question 34: _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

Question 35: Because _______, we arrived late.

Question 36: _______, he could not finish the job.

Question 37: _______, we enjoyed our trip

Question 38: Tom went to work _________.

Question 39: _________, he can walk to the station.

Question 40: I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.

Question 41: She stayed at home because her mother was sick

Question 42: Although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert

Question 43: In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William went to school

Question 44: Despite the fact that it was snowing, I felt warm

Question 45: Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.

Question 46: Because of the development of birth-control, women could delay having children

Question 47: He was very tired but he kept on working

Question 48: Although he was very tired, he kept on working

Question 49: Because the medical care is improved, we live healthier

Question 50: Although he is rich, he feels unhappy