Question

You shouldn’t have quarrelled with the customs official. ________ helping the situation, you just made it worse.

A．In spite of

B．Apart from

C．Far from

D．As a result of

Answer 1

C

试题分析：考查介词短语：A.In spite of虽然B. Apart from除了C. Far from远非，一点也不，D. As a result of因此,句意：你不该和海关官员争吵，这对形势一点帮助没有，只会使情况更糟。选C。
点评：介词的考查重在积累。解题技巧:  1）明确词意  所选答案要符合句子意思；2）归纳比较平时要特别重视收集归纳比较同义词、近义词和相似词的异同，牢记它们的用法。