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(1)(Al)though, in spite of, despite Unit _ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them a In spite b In spite of c Despite the fact that d Despite I could not eat _ I was very hungry a even though b in spite c despite d in spite the fact that In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled a the rain b of the rain c it was raining d there was a rain _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car a In spite b In spite of c Despite d Although _, he walked to the station a Despite being tired b Although to be tired c In spite being tired d Despite tired The children slept well, despite _ a it was noise b the noise c of the noise d noisy She left him _ she still loved him a even if b even though c in spite of d despite _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted a In spite b Even though c In spite of d Despite of _ they are brothers, they not look like a Although b Even c Despite d In spite of 10 We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _ we must also think of our environment a despite b though c as though d but 11 _ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men a But b Even if c If d As though 12 The teams played on in spite of the rain a even if b if c in case d notwithstanding Error Identification 13 The term economic reform refers to policies directing by the A B (directed) government to achieve improvements in economic efficiency C D 14 Economic reform usually refers to actions of the government to improve A B C efficiency in economy markets D (economic) 15 Economic reform has dominated Australian economic policy from A B the early 1980s until the end of the 20th century (dominated) C D 16 The goal of Chinese economic reform was to generating sufficient A B (generate) surplus value to finance the modernization of the mainland Chinese economy C D 17 Economic reforms started since 1986 in Vietnam have helped millions A B of people to be out of poverty and bringing the poverty rate down C D (bring) 18 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative a despite b in spite of the fact c though d as though 19 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain a In spite b Despite c But d Although 20 In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job a As hard as he work b Despite he worked hard c Though he worked hard d Although hard work 21 He went to work despite his headache (2) a nevertheless b due to c notwithstanding d because of 22 Despite _, we knew that he was guilty a denied b denying c he denied d his denial 23 Despite the fact that _, we enjoyed our trip a the weather is bad b it is a bad weather c the bad weather d the weather was bad 24 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard a despite b in spite c even if d though 25 Tom went to work despite _ a that he did not feel very well b of the fact not feeling well c he did not feel very well d not feeling very well 26 Though _, they are good friends a their sometimes quarrel b to have a quarrel sometimes c they sometimes have a quarrel d of having a quarrel sometimes 27 Despite _, we arrived on time a the traffic b of the traffic c there was heavy traffic d of there was heavy traffic 28 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town a notwithstanding b despite c in spite of d although 29 It was very cold _ she did not put on her coat a in case b but c even if d even though Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one 30 Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed a Mary was too disappointed to keep calm b Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm c Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment d Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed 31 Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey a It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey b The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain c The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey d If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey 32 Despite his ability to the job, he was not offered the position a It was his ability that helped him the job and get the position b Although he was able to the job, but he was not offered the position c He was not offered the position, regardless of his ability to, the job d If he had enough ability to the job, he would be offered the position 33 He had worked very hard but he (ailed a Hard as he worked, he failed b Thanks to his hard work, he failed c He did not succeeded because of his being hard working d Even though being hard working, he failed 34 I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend a unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door b I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door c Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend d I answered the door since I knew it was my friend 35 _ the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work a Despite b Even if c Even though d In spite 36 _ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily a Although b In spite of c Notwithstanding d Despite 37 Even if _, they had to continue practicing a the players' soreness b the players were sore c the fact that the players were sore d it was the players' soreness 38 Gannon was a high-performing midfield linkman in spite _ a of he was at his age b he was at his old age c of his age d his age 39 Many Americans eat more food than they need, _ they are harming their bodies and minds by making unhealthful food choices (3) a but b although c though d in spite of 40 I have not finished that report yet despite _ a of working overtime last night b to work overtime last night c working overtime last night d I worked overtime last night 41 Although sales fell sharply last month, we are on target for the year a Even though felling sharply in sales last month b In spite of there was a sharp fall in sales last month c Despite the sharp fall in sales last month d Even if falling sharply in sales last month 42 Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _ a and he decided to quit his job b but he still decided to quit his job c but he decided to quit his job d he decided to quit his job 43 Despite the increase in their salaries, 60 per cent of Japanese workers still spend Saturday at work a In spite of their salaries are increased b Although they has got the increase in their salaries c As their salaries have been increased d Even though their increasing salary 44 _, he still went on working a Tired as he was b Tired although he was c Even if his tiredness d Despite he was tired 45 _ what I said last night, I still love you a In spite b Despite c Even though d Even if 46 I didn't get the job _ a even as my qualifications b in spite of I had some qualifications c without my qualifications d despite my qualifications Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given 47 Vietnam / an average growth in GDP / 7.1% per year / 2000 to 2004 a Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of 7.1% per year from 2000 to 2004 b Vietnam, it had an average growth in GDP of 7.1%per year from 2000 to 2004 c Vietnam, the country had an average growth in GDPof7.1%per year from 2000to 2004 d .Although Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of7.1%per year from 2000 to 2004 48 The GDP growth / 8.4% / 2005 / the second largest growth in Asia, after only China a The GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China b The GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, that is the second largest growth in Asia, after only China c Because the GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China d The GDP growth, which was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China 49 November 7, 2006 / Vietnam became WTO's 150th member / after several years of preparation and negotiation a On November 7, 2006, when Vietnam became WTO's 150th member for after several years of preparation and negotiation b It was on November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member since after several years of preparation and negotiation c On November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member, after several years of preparation and negotiation d When November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member after several years of preparation and negotiation 50 Government figures / GDP growth / 8.17% / 2006 a Government figures of GDP growth up to 8.17% in 2006 b Government figt1'res of GDP growth raised 8.17% in 2006 c Government figures in GDP growth had 8.17% in 2006 d Government figures of GDP growth was 8.17% in 2006 51 Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment / the government / target / a GDP growth of around 8.5% / 2007 a To Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment states that the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007 (4) b As Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the' government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% during 2007 c Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment said that the government, targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007 d According to Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007 (5)