Question

____ what I had previously thought, my new deskmate turned out to be a very interesting guy.

A．Instead of

B．In spite of

C．Contrary to

D．Because of

Answer 1

C

C考查短语辨析。“和我之前想的完全相反，我的新同桌是一个很有趣的家伙。” contrary to“与......相反”。instead of“而不是”, in spite of“尽管”。