Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible. 1. I think I did OK in my speech last night ____________ I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours. 2. ______ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it. 3. We enjoyed our holiday________________ the rain. 4. ______________ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university. 5. _____________ there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle. 6. She failed the test _______________ she studied hard. 7. ______________ difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire. 8. Everyone thought she would accept the offer. _________________, she turned it down. 9. Carol arrived at the meeting _____________ I asked her not to be there. 10. It looks like they’re going to succeed _____________ their present difficulties. 11. _____________ it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat. 12. My father is very busy. ______________ , he is always willing to give a hand with the housework. 13. The sky was grey and cloudy. _____________, we went to the beach. 14. Some English words have the same pronunciation _____________ they are spell differently, for example, dear and deer. 15. I was cold and wet . _____________ ,Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.