The children slept well, despite _______.
A.it was noise
B.the noise
C.noisy
D.of the noise

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences._____ everything looked so in order, we didn't clean anything else.
A.because of
B.seeing
C.due to
D.since

_____ he knew he was in the wrong, he had to apologize.
A.nevertheless
B.due to
C.
D.seeing as

Go down on your hands and knees ____ cut the chances of falling and hurting yourself.
A.so as to
B.in order that
C.owning to
D.so as

This is a machine _____ polishing wooden floors. We use it in the school.
A.to
B.used to
C.for
D.used

I decided to do a Swedish course _____ I was going to live in Sweden for a year.
A.since
B.owning to
C.due to
D.because of

We couldn't sleep last night at all -------- the noise downstairs.
A.due
B.because
C.owning to
D.as

_____ it was already dark, we waited no longer and went home.
A.because of
B.for
C.as
D.due to

_____ Mrs. Jones falling ill so suddenly, we've cancelled the conference.
A.since
B.seeing as
C.due to
D.because

_______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A.in spite of
B.in spite
C.despite the fact that
D.despite