Choose the best answer to complete each of the following questions.
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

The word "it" in the third sentence of paragraph 2 refers to___________
A.growth
B.resource
C.labour
D.capital

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following questions.
Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
Giải thích:
Despite/In spite of + danh từ/cụm danh từ: mặc dù, dù cho
denial (n): sự phủ nhận
Tạm dịch: Bất chấp sự phủ nhận của anh ta, chúng tôi biết rằng anh ta có tội.
Đáp án:D
A.the weather is bad
B.it is a bad weather
C.the bad weather
D.the weather was bad

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following questions.
He went to work despite his headache.
A.nevertheless
B.due to
C.notwithstanding
D.because of

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following questions.
_______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A.In spite
B.Despite
C.But
D.Although

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
He had worked very hard but he failed.
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.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
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.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following questions.
Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
A.despite
B.in spite of the fact
C.though
D.as though

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
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.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.
A.Mary was too disappointed to keep calm.
B.Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm.
C.Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment.
D.Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed.