Clauses of purpose & clauses of contrast

He won the race _______ being in his best form.

• in order not to

• in spite of not

• however not

• for not

I finished the book _______ I didn't like it at all.

• even though

• despite

• in spite

• however

I didn't tell her the truth _______ hurt her feelings.

• for not

• so as not to

• so that not

• in order to not

The house is very well maintained _______ being an old property.

• in spite

• although

• despite

• even though

I'm training very hard _______ improve my personal best time.

• in order to

• for to

• as to

• so that

_______ we live together, we hardly see each other.

• However

• Despite

• Although

• In spite of

He left his bag on purpose _______ he could have an excuse to go back.

• for

• in order to

• although

• so that

I went to the library _______ some books I needed.

• for borrowing

• for

• for to borrow

• for borrow

He's not very good at tennis, _______ the fact that he practices almost every day.

• in spite of

• despite of

• although

• even

You can practise all you want. _______, you'll never beat him.

• Although

• Despite

• However

• Even though