However / Although . . . The house was in a nice area, the building was a mess!

It ..............(become) the capital of the United States in 1789. That ..............(last) just one year, though.

City planners ..............(build) over a thousand kilometres of underground railway since the beginning of the twentieth century. Biologists ..............(find) over a thousand forms of life living in that subway system.

I think it’s important to provide ................................spaces to exercise in.

Gennaro Lombardi ..............(move) to this city in 1895 and ..............(open) the first pizza restaurant.

They are building more ................................grounds for kids in wheelchairs in my town.

I've been here for / since three years.

IN SPITE OF / DESPITE . . . having a tear, the comic sold for over $175,000.

This city has a very ................................climate at this time of year.

Despite / In spite . . . of the mess and awful decoration, David Gonzalez's house turned out to be a real treasure!

The walls hadn’t been painted for years and the windows were ALSO / AS WELL AS in urgent need of repair.

IN SPITE OF / HOWEVER . . . , for David Gonzalez, those papers were a lucky find.