EXERCISE 8:

Choose the correct completion.

1- Tourists are still arriving in the town [despite/although) the warnings from the government about terrorist attacks.

2- [Despite/Although) she claims to be unable to cook, she always brings something delicious and home-made for her lunch.

3- [Despite/Although) her claims that she cannot cook, she always brings something delicious and home-made for her lunch.

4- There were still amendments to the project that we wanted to make, we didn't do badly considering the time-scale, [although/though).

5- Numbers of nuisance calls received by the fire brigade are continuing to rise [in spite of/though) the introduction of jail sentences for offenders.

6- [Even though/Despite) the long journey to the nearest beach, Daniel goes water-skiing every weekend.

7- [Although/In spite of ) he hates paperwork, he is always up-to-date with his filing.

8- [Although/In spite of) the fact that the washing machine was second-hand when we bought it, it has lasted another ten years.

9- He said he would read all of the questions [though/in spite of) he didn't feel confident at all.

10- [Even though/In spite of) there was a stiff breeze blowing across the beach, sitting outside was still pleasurable