1. despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant
-Although the food is terrible, he still eats in that restaurant
2 mr pike doesn't wear glasses though he is over study
-in spite of being over study, mr pike doesn't wear glasses
3- he lived anywhere he always thought of his homeland
- no matter where he lived, he always thought of his homeland
4 she failed the entrance exam because her grade were bad
-because of the her bad grade, she failed the entrance exam
5 because i studied hard i passed the exam
-because of studying hard, i passed the exam