Question

8. On Valentine's Day John bought Mary,his girlfriend,whatever she wanted,         the expense.

   A. in spite of   B. regardless of

   C. by means of   D. instead of

Answer 1

8. B句意为："情人节那天，约翰给他的女朋友 •玛丽买任何她想要的东西，根本不考虑花费。"

in spite of意为"尽管"；regardless of意为"不管，不考虑"；by means of意为"通过"；instead of意为"代替,替代"。故答案为   B.