Exercise 2: Combine these pairs of sentences, using because of or in spite of. 1. There was a car crash last night.The road was slippery.  There was a car crash last night because of the slippery road. 2.I couldn’t go to the park yesterday afternoon. It rained heavily ………………………………………………………………… 3. The people in our village lead a happy life. They lack modern conveniences. ……………………………………………………………….. 4. The inhabitants here don’t want to leave their village.They love their beautiful age-old tradition. ………………………………………………………………………… 5. They are going to build a casino in this area.The townspeople protest. ……………………………………………………………………. 6. The children were swimming for hours.The water was cold ..........................................................................................................