ĐỀ THI ANH VĂN SỐ 5 1. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them. a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite the fact that d. Despite 2. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry. a. even though b. in spite c. despite d. in spite the fact that 3. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled. a. the rain b. of the rain c. it was raining d. there was a rain 4. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite d. Although 5. _______, he walked to the station. a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired 6. The children slept well, despite _______. a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy 7. She left him _______ she still loved him. a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite 8. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. a. In spite b. Even though c. In spite of d. Despite of 9. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. a. Although b. Even c. Despite d. In spite of 10. We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _______ we must also think of our environment. a. despite b. though c. as though d. but 11. _______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men. a. But b. Even if c. If d. As though 12. The teams played on in spite of the rain. a. even if b. if c. in case d. notwithstanding 13. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative. a. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. as though 14. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. a. In spite b. Despite c. But d. Although 15. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job. a. As hard as he work b. Despite he worked hard c. Though he worked hard d. Although hard work 16. He went to work despite his headache. a. nevertheless b. due to c. notwithstanding d. because of 17. Despite _______, we knew that he was guilty. a. denied b. denying c. he denied d. his denial 18. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip. a. the weather is bad b. it is a bad weather c. the bad weather d. the weather was bad 19. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard. a. despite b. in spite c. even if d. though 20. Tom went to work despite _______. a. that he did not feel very well b. of the fact not feeling well c. he did not feel very well d. not feeling very well 21. Though _______, they are good friends. a. their sometimes quarrel b. to have a quarrel sometimes c. they sometimes have a quarrel d. of having a quarrel sometimes 22. Despite _______, we arrived on time. a. the traffic b. of the traffic c. there was heavy traffic d. of there was heavy traffic 23. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town. a. notwithstanding b. despite c. in spite of d. although 24. It was very cold _______ she did not put on her coat. a. in case b. but c. even if d. even though Error Identification 25. The term economic reform refers to policies directing by the A B 26. Economic reform usually refers to actions of the government to improve A B C efficiency in economy markets. D 27. Economic reform has dominated Australian economic policy from A B the early 1980s until the end of the 20th century. C D . ĐỀ THI ANH VĂN SỐ 5 1. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences. enough money, he refused to buy a new car. a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite d. Although 5. _______, he walked to the station. a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired c. In spite. d. In spite of 10. We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _______ we must also think of our environment. a. despite b. though c. as though d. but 11. _______ some Japanese women