.................... his poor health, he works hard all day.
A.Although
B.Because of
C.Despite
D.In spite

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D  that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
'You got home late last night.'            'The Morgan insisted ................ for dinner.'
A.on our staying 
B. for us to stay
C. that we were staying   
D.about us staying

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D  that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Illiterate people lack the basic reading and writing skills ............  in everyday life.
A. to require  
B.requiring     
C.that require 
D. required

Police are investigating the.............. of the accident.
A.cause
B.purpose
C.discussion
D.gossip

Kate found Peter................... and asked him what was wrong.
A.in spite of
B.in tears
C.In secret
D.at times

My grandfather had a very strong................ and everyone respected him.
A.bully
B.character
C.regret
D.attitude

Jack is quite confident now, but he used to be really................ and he didn’t like meeting new people.
A.shy
B.amusing
C.bad – tempered
D.calm

Are you scared................snakes?
A.with
B.for
C.on
D.of

It’s not going to rain, but bring an umbrella with you, just _________ .
A.in case
B.of course
C.go out
D.in need

The worst point of thick smog __________ .
A.led to many deaths
B.had no effect
C.was overcome
D.would never happen