Choose the best answer to complete these sentences. 1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it. A. As B .Though C. Since D. Despite 2. He is a very intelligent boy, _______he is very lazy A. but B. and C. or D. so 3. _______I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends A. Though B. Since C. Because of D. Despite 4. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible. A. although B. despite C. and D. because 5. Lan couldn’t pass the exam_______she was too lazy. A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of 6. _______ his broken leg, he still came to class yesterday. A. Because B. Because of C. Despite D. Although 7. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there. A. Despite B. In spite of C. Becacuse of D. Even though 8. _______ the bad weather, we went sailing. A. Despite B. In spite of C. Although D. A and B 9. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race. A. Though B. Although C. Even though D. All are correct 10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris. A. Even though Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris. B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French. C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French. D. Although Mike didn’t speak French, he decided to settle in Paris.