1 . 尽管工作辛苦，但我乐在其中。
______ ______ the job is very hard, I enjoy it.

2 . — How is your grandfather?
— He is in good health ________ he is over 100 years old.

A．even though

B．as if

C．as long as

D．as soon as

3 . ________ Mr. Zhang gave us some good suggestions, we still didn’t deal with those problems very well.

A．Even though

B．But

C．Because

4 . ________ my sister was cleaning the room, I was cooking in the kitchen.

A．As soon as

B．Even though

C．Because

D．While

5 . You have to study hard ________ ________ (即使) you are very clever.

6 . Students should not be allowed to carry mobile phones to school ________ they can pay more attention to their schoolwork.

A．as soon as

B．even though

C．so that

D．as long as

7 . —Learning to love is like learning to walk.
—Yes. ________ we step out bravely, we’ll find it not so difficult.

A．Even though

B．Unless

C．As long as

D．Even if

8 . 尽管他和我一样大，他比我有智慧。
________ ________ he has the same age as me, he is much wiser than me.

9 . When in Beijing, you’d better visit some famous hutongs ________ understanding of Chinese culture.

A．even though

B．as soon as

C．so that

10 . —Let’s spend some time with our relatives (亲戚) and friends ________ we can get a better relation with them.
—I couldn’t agree with you more.

A．in order to

B．so that

C．even though

D．because of