Ex 4. Fill in the blank with “although/ though/ even though”, “in spite of/ despite”, “however/ nevertheless” 1. __________ she is beautiful, everybody hates her. 2. The children slept deeply __________ the noise. 3. This is the shortest way to the city center; __________, it is not the only way. 4. __________ earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents. 5. Jane rarely sees Alan __________ they are neighbours. 6. Kate did not do well in the exam __________ working very hard. 7. __________ I was very hungry, I couldn’t eat. 8. Your son is heading to the right direction; __________, I think you should encourage him to learn harder. 9. __________ the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problems. 10. Liza never talked to him __________ she loved him. 11. Clare did the work __________ being ill. 12. __________ all our hard work, a lot of things went wrong. 13. It is very late now. __________, she is still at her office. 14. He runs fast __________ his old age. 15. He had written to her many times. __________, she didn’t give any reply, so they had been out of touch ever since. 16. __________ he has a number of relatives living nearby, he never visits them. 17. __________ being overweight, I eat lots of chocolate every day. 18. __________ not doing any exercises, she doesn’t get fat.