26. _______ his exhaustion, he won the marathon by nearly three minutes. A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However 27. ______ the bad weather, the plan landed safely. A. in spite B. in spite of C. despite the fact that D. though 28. _______ it was raining hard, he went out without a raincoat. A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 29. They were sacked _____ their carelessness. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 30. Some workers are so poor that they dont want to quit their job _______ they are ill- treated A. as though B. since C. although D. if 31. 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 32. Despite _______, we arrived on time. a. the traffic b. of the traffic c. there was heavy traffic d. of there was heavy traffic 33. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town. a. notwithstanding b. despite c. in spite of d. although 34. It was very cold _______ she did not put on her coat. a. in case b. but c. even if d. even though 35. 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 36. _______ the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work. a. Despite b. Even if c. Even though d. In spite 37. _____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily. a. Although b. In spite of c. Notwithstanding d. Despite 38. 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 39. _______ what I said last night, I still love you. a. In spite b. Despite c. Even though d. Even if 40. ____________ jobs you do, you should do it devotedly. A. However B. Whoever C. Whenever D. Whatever 41. ______________ you are, I still love you. A. Whatever B. However C. Whoever D. Whenever 42. _______ we have worked overtime for weeks, we have not completed the project. a. In spite of b. Even though the fact that c. Despite d. Despite the fact that 43. In spite _______ his did not get the highest grade in the final exam. a. of his intelligence b. he was intelligent c. his intelligence d. of he was intelligent 44. _______ the plane took off late, we still reached our destination on time. a. Though b. In spite c. Despite d. As though 45. He had a terrible cold ____ he insisted on going swimming.a. despite b. although c. in spite of d. but