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REVIEW 10
I. Choose the correct completions.
1. a. I like living in the dorm even though/ despite it is noisy.
b. I like living in the dorm although/ in spite of its noise.
c. I like living in the dorm although/ despite the .fact that it was noisy.
d. I like living in the dorm although/ in spite of there are a lot of noise.
2. a. Although/ In spite of the hot weather, they went jogging in the park.
b. Although/ Despite the weather was extremely hot, they went jogging in the park.
c. Even though/ In spite of the weather that was extremely hot, they went jogging in the park.
d. They went jogging in the park although/ in spite of the fact that the weather was hot.
3. a. I`m no better although/ in spite of I`ve taken the pills.
b. I`m no better though/ in spite of the pills I`ve taken.
c. I`m no better although/ despite taking the pills.
d. I`m no better even though/ despite the fact that I`ve take the pills.
4. a. Even though/ Despite her doctor warned her, Jane has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day.
b. Even though/ In spite` of her doctor`s warnings, Jane has continued to
smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day.
c. Although/ Despite the, warnings the doctor gave her, Jane continues to smoke.
d. Although/ In spite of the fact that her doctor warned her of dangers her health, Jane continues to smoke.
c. Even though/ In spite of she has been warned about the dangers smoking by her doctor, Jane continues to smoke.
5. a Although/ In spite of he had practiced for many hours, George failed driving test for the third time.
b. Although! Despite his many hours of practice, George failed his driving test again.
c. Although/ In spite of practicing for many hours, George fielding test again.
d. Although/ Despite his father spent hours with him in the car trying to teach him how to drive, George failed his driving test repeated
e. Although/ In. spite of his father`s efforts to teach him how to George failed his driving test again.
6. a Although/ In spite of an approaching storm, the two climbers continued their trek up the mountain.
Although/ In spite of a storm was approaching, the two climbers continued their trek.
Although/ In spite of there was an approaching storm, the two climbers continued up the mountain.
Although/ In spite of the storm that- was approaching, the two climbers continued their trek.
Although/ In spite. of the fact that a storm was approaching, climbers continued their trek.
II. Join each pair of sentences. Be careful where you put the words in brackets.
1 . This shirt is still dirty. I`ve washed it twice. (even though)
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Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. afraid of heights. (despite)
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He lost a lot of blood. He is in a stable condition. (in spite of)
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John had the necessary. qualifications. He was not hired because of h (even though) .
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5. She was successful. She felt dissatisfied. (in spite of)
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6. They drank from the stream. They knew it was polluted. (although)
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7. The villagers refuse to leave. Their food supply is threatened. (despite)
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8. Reid failed to score himself. He helped Jones score two goals. (although)
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9. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (in spite of)
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10. Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company. Everyone disagreed with him. (although)_____________________________________________
III. Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until
1. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30.
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She weren`t allowed to open her presents until her birthday.
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We didn`t have any holiday until last summer.
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She didn`t stop learning German until the age of 24.
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I couldn`t finish my project until Mark helped me.
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I didn`t sleep until midnight.
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They didn`t pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
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I couldn`t comment further until I had all the information.
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IV. Put in a/ an or the where necessary. Leave an empty space (-) if sentence is already complete.
1. I don`t usually like staying at