101. _______ it was raining, I went swimming. A. So B. because C. however D. although 102. Ann felt ill, ________ she insisted on going to work. A. Though B. so C. and D. but 103. _______ I felt tired, I went to bed early. A. Although B. so C. as D. however 104. _______ he’s got an English name, he is German. A. Although B. however C. because D. Since 105. They decided not to go out for a meal _______ they were too tired. A. So B. because C. but D. if 106. We were the better team _______ we lost the match. A. So B. and C. but D. because 107. Keith decided to give up his job _______ I advised him not to give up it. A. Because B. however C. although D. since 108. ________ we were in town, we often met him. A. For B. although C. so D. when 109. She didn’t get the job _______ she had all the necessary qualifications. A. Because B. although C. so D. but 110. I couldn’t eat _______ I was very hungry. A. Even though B. in spite C. Despite D. in spite the fact that 111. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled A. The rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain 112. ________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. in spite of C. despite D. although 113. _______, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. although to be tired C. in spite being tired D. despite tired 114. The children slept well, despite ________ . A. It was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 115. She left him _______ she still loved him. A. Even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 116. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite of 117. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. even C. despite D. in spite of 118. We are concerned with the problem of energy resource _______ we must also think of our environment. A. Despite B. though C. as though D. but 119. _______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men. A. But B. even if C. if D. as though 120. The team played on in spite of the rain A. Even if B. if C. in case D. despite 121. _______ the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time. A. In case of B. in spite of C. because of D. but for 122. He was offered the job _______ he had no experience. A. Even though B. despite C. while D. however 123. We postponed the picnic________ . A. Because it is raining heavily B. because of the raining heavily C. Because the heavily rain it was D. because it was raining heavily 124. ________ her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture. A. Although B. despite C. though D. in spite 125. She went to bed early _______ she felt tired. A. Although B. despite C. because D. because of 126. I couldn’t read the letter _______ the darkness. A. Despite B. in spite of C. because of D. because 127. The boys were punished ________ he made many mistakes. A. In spite of B. because C. even though D. as if 128. ________ the liberation of women, women can take part in social activities. A. Because B. thank to C. while D. as 129. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking. A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking C. However cold we felt, but we kept walking D. however we felt cold, but we kept walking 130. She decided to leave her job in the company _______ she could earn a lot of money there. A. Because B. although C. despite D. since