[
    {
        "content": "_______she was very hard working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "In spite of    ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Because     ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Because of  ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Although",
                "is_correct": true
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "______her poorness, she feels happy.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "Although    ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Because      ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "If ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "In spite of",
                "is_correct": true
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "_____ she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "Because    ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "whether       ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Although      ",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "so",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "the rain",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "of the rain",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "it was raining",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "there was a rain",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "The children slept well, despite _____.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "it was noise",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "the noise",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "of the noise",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "noisy",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "_______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.  ",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "In spite",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "Despite",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "But",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Although",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "Although",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "As",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Because",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "If",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "____ repeated assurances that the product is safe; many people have stopped buying it.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "By         ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Despite      ",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "With         ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "For",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "because",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "though",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "so",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "but",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "As",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "Just as",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Although",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "When",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "Though _______, they are good friends.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "their sometimes quarrel",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "to have a quarrel sometimes",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "they sometimes have a quarrel",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "of having a quarrel sometimes",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "_____ he was in poor health, he worked just as hard as everyone else.  ",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "But",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Even if",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "If",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Although",
                "is_correct": true
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "True Blood is my favourite TV series, ____ I don't have much time to watch it often.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "although",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "before",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "if",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "yet",
                "is_correct": true
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "________, he has continued to work on his thesis.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "Although all these problems",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Because there are problems",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Despite all these problems",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "In spite of there are problems",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "_______ his injuries, he bears no animosity towards his attackers.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "Because of    ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "But for         ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "In spite of     ",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "Without",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "_________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "Although",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "While",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Where as",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "yet",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "Bob has been working very hard these days. ________, he can’t afford to buy a new car.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "While",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Even though",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Though",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "Nevertheless",
                "is_correct": true
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "________ what she prepared for the job interview, Megan didn’t pass it.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "Because of     ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "In spite of",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "Though",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "However",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "was seriously ill",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "be seriously ill",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "his serious illness",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "he was seriously ill",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "content": "Ann: Have you decided to get the job?",
        "answers": [
            {
                "content": "although / but",
                "is_correct": true
            },
            {
                "content": "despite / and   ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "although / so   ",
                "is_correct": false
            },
            {
                "content": "despite / however",
                "is_correct": false
            }
        ]
    }
]