I. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. Mr Thuan was injured. He managed to finish the race.
-) Despite __________________________________________
2. Al though he had no qualifications for it, he got the job
-) In Spite __________________________________________________
3. I didn’t like the CD you have recommended me, but I bought it all the same
-) Although _________________________________________
4. Thuy went to school. She was ill
-) In spite ________________________________________________
5. We couldn’t win the match. We played wel
-) Despite _______________________________________________
6. It rained a lot. We enjoyed our holiday.
-) In spite ____________________________________
7. I told her all truth. However she didn't believe me
-) In spite __________________________________________________-
8. They didn't play well, but they won the game
-) Despite _________________________
9. He didn't get the job. He had all the necessary qualifications
-) In Spite of _________________________________________________
10. Although the shirts are very expensive, people buy them because they are trendy
-) Despite ________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. Hung is seriously advised by his teacher, but he insisted on disturbing the clss
-) In spite _________________________________________________
2. Miss Diep tried several times, but she couldn’t find a taxi
-) Despite ___________________________________________
3. Although he felt tired, he stayed up to keep us company
-) In spite __________________________________________
4. Mr. Vinh would like more holidays. He doesn’t like mind going to school
-) In spite _______________________________________________
5. The work was hard and the wages were low. He decided to the job
-) Despite _______________________________________________________
6. They didn’t have much time, however they came to visit us
-) Despite ______________________________________________
7. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning
-) In spite __________________________________________
8. Tranh Anh is boss. She works as hard as her employees
-) Despite _____________________________________________
9. He has health problems. He is always smiling
-) In spite _______________________________________
10. Kieu Anh got good marks. The same was difficult
-) Despite ________________________________________________________

Question

I. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. Mr Thuan was injured. He managed to finish the race.
-) Despite __________________________________________
2. Al though he had no qualifications for it, he got the job
-) In Spite __________________________________________________
3. I didn’t like the CD you have recommended me, but I bought it all the same
-) Although _________________________________________
4. Thuy went to school. She was ill
-) In spite ________________________________________________
5. We couldn’t win the match. We played wel
-) Despite _______________________________________________
6. It rained a lot. We enjoyed our holiday.
-) In spite ____________________________________
7. I told her all truth. However she didn&#x27;t believe me
-) In spite  __________________________________________________-
8. They didn&#x27;t play well, but they won the game
-) Despite _________________________
9. He didn&#x27;t get the job. He had all the necessary qualifications
-) In Spite of _________________________________________________
10. Although the shirts are very expensive, people buy them because they are trendy
-) Despite ________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. Hung is seriously advised by his teacher, but he insisted on disturbing the clss
-) In spite _________________________________________________
2. Miss Diep tried several times, but she couldn’t find a taxi
-) Despite ___________________________________________
3. Although he felt tired, he stayed up to keep us company
-) In spite __________________________________________
4. Mr. Vinh would like more holidays. He doesn’t like mind going to school
-) In spite _______________________________________________
5. The work was hard and the wages were low. He decided to the job
-) Despite _______________________________________________________
6. They didn’t have much time, however they came to visit us
-) Despite ______________________________________________
7. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning
-) In spite __________________________________________
8. Tranh Anh is boss. She works as hard as her employees
-) Despite _____________________________________________
9. He has health problems. He is always smiling
-) In spite _______________________________________
10. Kieu Anh got good marks. The same was difficult
-) Despite ________________________________________________________

Đặng Anh Thư · Accepted Answer

1Despite being injured, Mr Thuan managed to finish the race.
2In spite of having no qualifications for it, he got the job.
3Although I didn’t like the CD you recommended me, I bought it all the same.
4In spite of being ill, Thuy went to school.
5Despite playing well, we couldn’t win the match.

Timi · Answer

I. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. Despite being injured, Mr Thuan managed to finish the race.
2. In spite of having no qualifications for it, he got the job.
3. Although I didn’t like the CD you recommended, I bought it all the same.
4. In spite of being ill, Thuy went to school.
5. Despite playing well, we couldn’t win the match.
6. In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.
7. In spite of me telling her all truth, she didn&#x27;t believe me.
8. Despite not playing well, they won the game.
9. In spite of having all the necessary qualifications, he didn&#x27;t get the job.
10. Despite being very expensive, people buy them because they are trendy.

II. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. In spite of being seriously advised by his teacher, Hung insisted on disturbing the class.
2. Despite trying several times, Miss Diep couldn’t find a taxi.
3. In spite of feeling tired, he stayed up to keep us company.
4. In spite of wanting more holidays, Mr Vinh doesn’t mind going to school.
5. Despite the work being hard and the wages low, he decided to take the job.
6. Despite not having much time, they came to visit us.
7. In spite of being too old, he still does his gymnastics every morning.
8. Despite being boss, Tranh Anh works as hard as her employees.
9. In spite of health problems, he is always smiling.
10. Despite the exam being difficult, Kieu Anh got good marks.

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I. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence 1. Mr Thuan was injured. He managed to finish the race. -) Despite ____________________________________...