1. I really enjoyed playing that game, _______ it lasted for four hours!

a) even though

b) the fact that

c) in spite of 

d) despite

2. _______ the watch only having a two-year guarantee, I've had no problems with it for eight years.

a) Though

b) Although

c) Even though

d) Despite

3. We've downloaded the instruction manual, _______ we still don't know what to do!

a) even though

b) despite

c) though

d) in spite of

4. _______ the food taking an hour to arrive, it was absolutely delicious!

a) In spite of

b) Even though

c) Though

d) Although

5. _______ the company is successful, it isn't very well known.

a) In spite of

b) Despite

c) Although

d) Notwithstanding

6. _______ that the team had four injured players, they won the match.

a) Despite

b) Notwithstanding

c) Though

d) Even though

7. _______ her Spanish was really bad, she managed to convince the waiter to change the order!

a) Even though

b) Despite

c) In spite of

d) Notwithstanding

8. The characters in the book were memorable, _______ the plot wasn't very strong.

a) the fact that

b) despite

c) in spite of

d) though

答案

1) a, 2) d, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) a, 8) d.