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              it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.

• Although

• In spite 

• In spite of  

• However  

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

   Mr. Graham went to visit his aunt as usual          he wasn’t feeling very well.

• Although    

• However  

• Therefore    

• Still

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

He was offered the job                 his qualifications were poor.

• despite 

• in spite of   

• Whereas

• even though   

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

                 we were in town, we often met him.

• For 

• Although  

• So  

• When

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

  She didn’t get the job _          she had all the necessary qualifications.

• because

• although

• so  

• but

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

  I could not eat            I was very hungry.

• even though  

• despite    

• in spite  

• in spite the fact that

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

   In spite            , the baseball game was not cancelled.

• the rain

• of the rain

• it was raining

• there was a rain

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

                 he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

• In spite  

• In spite  of

• Despite

• Although

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

..........................................  , he walked to the station.

• Despite tired 

• In spite being tired

• Although to be tired 

• Despite being tired

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

The children slept well, despite               .

• it was noise  

• the noise

• of the noise

• noisy

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G