__________rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games.
A. Even though
B. Because
C. Despite
D. Because of
KEY C
Giải thích: despite + N: mặc dù
Dịch: Dù trời mưa hay tuyết rơi, luôn cso hơn 50 000 người hâm mộ ở trận bóng đá.
Hardly any of the paintings at the gallery were for sale, _____?
English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where_______ for administration, broadcasting and education.