Fill in with despite, in spite of and instead (of).
1 ______________ being so expensive, I bought it anyway
2 I’d rather go to the cinema ______________
3 The situation was so bad that ______________ staying we had to emigrate
4 ______________ liking each other, they never dated
5 ______________ her young age, she landed a very good job in an American corporation
6 ______________ having lost the war, Japan quickly developed into a world power
7 We don’t like cod so we cooked heck ______________
8 Can I enroll in French ______________ English?
9 ______________ speaking perfect Chinese, she still can’t either write it or read it
10 I was busy so my boss sent Mary to the meeting ______________