1 . ________ ________ ________   her great efforts, Sue failed.
尽管付出极大的努力，Sue还是失败了。

3 . ________ the lack of scientific evidence for link between color and suit physics, lots of research showed that color could affect performance from a purely psychological standpoint.

A．As a consequence of	B．Because of
C．In addition to	D．In spite of

4 . ________, he stood out________ competence from all his fellows.

A．Bad-tempered as he was; in terms of

B．As he was bad-tempered; in spite of

C．Bad-tempered though he was; in favour of

D．Though he was bad-tempered; by means of

5 . 选词填空

adapt to；now that；belong to；try out；take advantage of in spite of       ；on average；in memory of；bring about；figure out

1. Lions and tigers___________the cat family.
2. She went to work___________the heavy rain.
3. I'm going to___________the good weather to go for a walk.
4. Tom came to___________for the football team but was rejected.
5. We call for every country to make efforts to___________peace.
6. It took them a while to___________how to operate the new machine.
7. The statue is___________the soldiers who died in defence of the country.
8. According to a study, high school students sleep for 6.5 hours___________.
9. Everyone becomes a neighbor___________we are all part of the global village.
10. The world will be different and we will have to___________the change.

6 . 用所给短语的恰当形式填入下列句子，使其意义完整，有两个短语多余。

in spite of       ；carry sb. through；figure out；in case；set out；be absorbed in；insist on

1. It is necessary that you take notes of these useful expressions __________ you forget them.
2. They kept on doing research day and night __________ hundreds of failures.
3. Time passes quickly when you __________ reading a good book.
4. It took them about one month to __________ how to start the equipment.
5. The soldiers’ courage and determination __________ the terrible wartime.

7 . 尽管困难重重，林巧稚依然选择了学医。(in spite of) （汉译英）

8 . Despite the risk of getting infected by COVID-19, doctors and nurses from all over the country came to Wuhan to rescue the patients.(同义转换)
________ the risk of getting infected by COVID-19, doctor and nurses from all over the country came to Wuhan to rescue the patients.

9 . 医生护士们不顾感染上新冠病毒的危险，在病房里忙碌着。
_______ ________ of the danger of being _______ with COVID-19,the doctors and nurses were busy working in the wards.

10 . 尽管我们之间有过争吵,汤姆还是第一个祝贺我成功的人(in spite of; congratulate;不定 式作定语) （汉译英）