Question

          what has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a problem.

A．Except for

B．But for

C．Because of

D．In spite of

Answer 1

D

短语辨析.   A.除了……以外；B.如果没有  C.由于  D.尽管；不顾。句意：尽管最近做的事情为人们提供了更多的公交车，公共交通工具的短缺依然是一个问题。选D。