Question

English became the official language for business __ the fact that the population was largely Chinese.

1. A.
   in place of
2. B.
   in spite of
3. C.
   in case of
4. D.
   in favor of

Answer 1

B
考查短语辨析。in place of代替  in spite of尽管  in case of 万一  in favor of赞成 根据意思，英语成为了商务官方语言，尽管绝大多数是中国人。