1 . Although they failed to sell all the popcorn, Bernard and John tried to come up with another way to sell popcorn from door to door. (用in spite of改写) (句型转换)
__________________________________ , Bernard and John tried to come up with another way to sell popcorn from door to door.

2 . 用方框中单词或短语的适当形式完成下列句子, 每个单词只能用一次。

regard...as, inspire, fight for, despite, come across, effect, depression

1. The teacher used to tell her that she could refer to her dictionary when she _________ unknown words.
2. This drug proves to be _________ in reducing pain.
3. _________ all the difficulties, he still managed to get his master’s degree.
4. I was _________ to know that I failed to pass the exam.
5. Nowadays, China __________ one of the most influential countries in the world.
6. I was deeply moved by the professor’s _______ speech.
7. We must make an effort to _________ justice and equality.

3 . ________ the examinations are over, we can relax for a while.

A．Even though

B．Despite that

C．As if

D．Now that

5 . 尽管遭遇这次可怕的挫折，她还是不忘总结教训，继续为未来奋斗。(despite)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

6 . 尽管遭受挫折，怀揣梦想的人是不可能被击败的。(unlikely) (汉译英)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . 尽管天气不佳，困难重重，同学们还是完成了军训。(Despite)
_________________, the students still _________________.

9 . 尽管天气恶劣，我们仍然坚持按预定计划游泳。（一句多译）
(1)We stuck to our original plan of swimming ________ the bad weather. 
(2)We stuck to our original plan of swimming ________ the weather was bad.

10 . 选词填空(despite/in spite of/though/although)
1. _____ he was poor, he was very generous to poor people.
2. All the people on the ship were in safety _____ the storm.