Making Concessions

1. ________ working hard, he couldn’t pass the test.

• In spite of

• Although

• However

• Even though

2. ______ it was late, we decided to go out.

• However

• Although

• Despite

• In spite of

3. ______ being rich, she is not happy.

• Although

• However

• In spite

• Despite

4. ______ being a foreigner, she speaks English remarkably well.

• Although

• In spite of

• However

• Even though

5. ______ she earns a good salary, she finds it difficult to make both ends meet.

• In spite of

• Despite

• Although

• However

 6. ______ living close to her office, she is always late for work.

• Although

• However

• In spite of

• Even though

7. ______ working three jobs in a day, she makes it a point to spend quality time with her kids.

• In spite of

• However

• Although

• Though

8. ______ facing many setbacks, he didn’t lose hope.

• Even though

• However

• Although

• In spite of

9. I managed to get tickets ______ the queue was rather long.

• although

• despite

• in spite of

• moreover

10. ______ we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

• Although

• In spite of

• Despite

• Because of