1. Although he has a very important job, he isn't particularly well-paid
=> In spite of his very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2.  Although I had never seen her before , I recognized her from a photograph
=> Despite having never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph
3. She wasn't wearing the coat although it was quite cold
=> In spite of the cold, She wasn’t wearing the coat
4. I bought the dress though the dress is expensive
=> Despite the fact that the dress is expensive,I bought the dress
5. Although I didn't speak Chinese, I visited China
=> In spite of the fact that I didn't speak Chinese, I visited China
6. Although the light was turning ,the room wasn't bring
=> Despite the fact that the light was turning, the room wasn't bring
7. I didn't recognize her although I'd met her twice before
=> In spite of having met her twice before, I didn’t recognize her
8. We're not very good friends although we're known each other a long time
=> Despite having known each other for a long time, We’re not very good friends
9. Although Minh was still , he still came to the meeting
=> In spite of Minh's illness, he still came to the meeting
10. Although he promised that he wouldn't be late, he didn't arrive until 9 o'clock
=> Despite his promise not to be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.

1. In spite of his very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2. Despite having never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph
3. In spite of the cold, she wasn’t wearing the coat
4. Despite the fact that the dress is expensive,I bought the dress
5. In spite of the fact that I didn't speak Chinese, I visited China
6. Despite the fact that the light was turning, the room wasn't bring
7. In spite of having met her twice before, I didn’t recognize her
8. Despite having known each other for a long time, We’re not very good friends
9. In spite of Minh's illness, he still came to the meeting.
10. Despite his promise not to be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.