71. However hard you work, you will never get promotion. A. Although you work very hard, you will never get promotion. B. you will get promotion because you work very hard. C you don’t work hard. However, you will get promotion soon. D. Although you work very hard, but you will never get promotion. 72. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking. A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking. B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking. C. However cold we felt, but we kept walking. D. However we felt cold, we kept walking. 73. Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he didn’t. A. People expected him not to stand for election. B. He didn’t stand for election as people had expected. C. People expected that he didn’t stand for election. D. Contrary to what people expected, he didn’t stand for election. 74. Although she tells lies, I believe her. A. In spite of telling lies, I believe her. B. In spite her telling lies, I believe her. C. In spite of his telling lies, I believe her. D. In spite of her tell lies, I believe her. 75. Although he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school. A. Despite being intelligent, he doesn't do well at school. B. In spite he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school. C. Although his intelligence, he does well at school. D. In spite of intelligent, he doesn't do well at school. 76. In spite of discussing for hours, they didn’t find a suitable solution. A. They discussed for hours and they found a suitable solution. B. They discussed for hours so they didn’t find a suitable solution. C. They discussed for hours but didn’t find a suitable solution. D. They discussed for hours after they didn’t find a suitable solution. 77. Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. A. In spite of his broken legs be broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. B. In spite of his broken legs, he is able to get out of the car before exploding. C. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. D. Despite his broken legs, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. 78. I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus. A. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today. B. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today. C. Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today. D. Instead of going by bus, I drive to work today. 79. I tried to persuade her. I didn’t succeed, however. A. Because of persuading her, I didn’t succeed B. Although I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed C. I didn’t succeed but I tried to persuade her D. However I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed