1. He was quite shocked at the ending of the story

2. Despite his being young, he perfomed excellently

3. Tom's teacher was disappointed about his result

4. The tax on petrol will be increased to 15% next september

5. Although she is intelligent, she cannot answer the questions

6. Although her name is English, she is in fact a Vietnamese

1, He thought the ending of the story is quite shocking

→ He was quite shocked at the ending of the story

2, Although he is so young he perfomed exellently

→ Despite his being young, he perfomed excellently

3, Tom's teacher found his result disapointing

→ Tom's teacher was disappointed about his result

4, They will increase the tax on petrol to 15% next september

→ The tax on petrol will be increased to 15% next september

5, In spite of her intelligent, she cannot answer the questions

→ Although she is intelligent, she cannot answer the questions

6, Despite of her english name, she is in fast a vietnamese

→ Although her name is English, she is in fact a Vietnamese