21. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain C. of it was raining D. there was a rain 22. ______, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 23. The children slept well, despite _____ A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 24. Tom went to work despite _______. A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. feeling not very well 25. Despite _______, we arrived on time. A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic 26. He went to work despite _____________ A. he has headache B. He gets headache C. his headache D. headaching 27. Our visit to Japan was delayed ……………. my wife's illness. A. because B. because of C. despite D. although 28. They decided not to go out for a meal because_____ A. having tired B. being tired C. They were tired D. They are tired 29. I got a job in spite of _________ A. I have bad English B. my bad English C. having English D. my good English 30. Although Mr. David_________, he couldn’t buy a villa. A. is very rich B. being very rich C. is very poor D. being very poor