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REVIEW 10 I. Choose the correct completions. 1. a. I like living in the dorm even though/ despite it is noisy. b. I like living in the dorm although/ in spite of its noise. c. I like livin g in the dorm although/ despite the . fact that it was noisy. d. I like living in the dorm although/ in spite of there are a lot of noise. 2. a. Although/ In spite of the hot weather, they went jogging in the park. b. Although/ Despite the weather was extremely hot, they went jogging in the park. c. Even though/ In spite of the weather that was extremely hot, they went jogging in the park. d. They went jogging in the park although/ in spite of the fact that the weather was hot. 3. a. I'm no better although/ in spite of I've taken the pills. b. I'm no better though/ in spite of the pills I've taken. c. I'm no better although/ despite taking the pills. d. I'm no better even though/ despite the fact that I've take the pills. 4. a. Even though/ Despite her doctor warned her, Jane has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day. b. Even though/ In spite' of her doctor's warnings, Jane has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day. c. Although/ Despite the , warnings the doctor gave her, Jane continues to smoke. d. Although/ In spite of the fact that her doctor warned her of dangers her health, Jane continues to smoke. c. Even though/ In spite of she has been warned about the dangers smoking by her doctor, Jane continues to smoke. 5. a Although/ In spite of he had practiced for many hours, George failed driving test for the third time. b. Although! Despite his many hours of practice, George failed his driving test again. c. Although/ In spite of practicing for many hours, George fielding test again. d. Although/ Despite his father spent hours with him in the car trying to teach him how to drive, George failed his driving test repeated e. Although/ In . spite of his father's efforts to teach him how to George failed his driving test again. 6. a Although/ In spite of an approaching storm, the two climbers continued their trek up the mountain. b. Although/ In spite of a storm was approaching, the two climbers continued their trek. c. Although/ In spite of there was an approaching storm, the two climbers continued up the mountain. d. Although/ In spite of the storm that- was approaching, the two climbers continued their trek. e. Although/ In spite. of the fact that a storm was approaching, climbers continued their trek. II. Join each pair of sentences. Be careful where you put the words in brackets. 1 . This shirt is still dirty. I've washed it twice. (even though) ________________________________________________________ 2. Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. afraid of heights. (despite) ______________________________________________________ 2. He lost a lot of blood. He is in a stable condition. (in spite of) ___________________________________________________________ 3. John had the necessary . qualifications. He was not hired because of h (even though) . ___________________________________________________________ 5. She was successful. She felt dissatisfied. (in spite of) ___________________________________________________________ 6. They drank from the stream. They knew it was polluted. (although) _____________________________________________________________ 7. The villagers refuse to leave. Their food supply is threatened. (despite) ____________________________________________________________ 8. Reid failed to score himself. He helped Jones score two goals. (although) _____________________________________________________________ 9. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (in spite of) ____________________________________________________________ 10. Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company. Everyone disagreed with him. (although)_____________________________________________ III. Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until 1. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30. _____________________________________________ 2. She weren't allowed to open her presents until her birthday. _____________________________________________ 3. We didn't have any holiday until last summer. _____________________________________________ 4. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24. _____________________________________________ 5. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me. _____________________________________________ 5. I didn't sleep until midnight. _____________________________________________ 6. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off. _____________________________________________ 7. I couldn't comment further until I had all the information. _____________________________________________ IV. Put in a/ an or the where necessary. Leave an empty space (-) if sentence is already complete. 1. I don't usually like staying at hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at . very nice hotel by sea. 2. tennis is my favorite sport. I play once or twice . week if I can, but I'm not . very good player. 3. I won't be home for . dinner this evening. I'm meeting some friends after .work and we're going to . cinema. 4. unemployment is very high at the moment and it's very difficult for . people to find . work. 5. There was . accident as . I was going home last night. Two people were taken to hospital. I think most accidents are caused by people driving too fast. 6. Carol is . economist. She used to work in investment department of Lloyds Bank. Now she works for .American bank in United States. 7. A: What's . name of .hotel where you're staying? B: . Imperial. It's in . Queen Street in .city center. It's near station. 8. I have two brothers. . older one is training to be .pilot with British Airways. younger one is still at………. school. When he leaves school, he hopes to go to university to study . law. . REVIEW 10 I. Choose the correct completions. 1. a. I like living in the dorm