Fill the gaps

on the contrary, despite, even though, on the other hand, by contrast, whereas.


1) He makes a lot of grammar mistakes ……………… he has been studying English for ten years.
2) I think the current situation may prove to be beneficial to us; ……………………, there is a danger that we may lose a lot of money.
3) I have never been to Australia ………………………… having relatives there.
4) I quite disagree that she is a good teacher. ……………………, her lectures are terribly boring.
5) ……………………. the results of the referendum suggest that the initiative has popular support,
the majority of the people interviewed have voiced their opposition to the proposed legislation.
6) The red team spent the time trying to reach a compromise; the members of the blue team, ……………………., focused on the differences and did not listen to the arguments of the others