— How is everything going on with you in the UK?

— Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, _____.

A．instead

B．though

C．either

D．too

各级国家权力机关、政府及其财政、审计部门依法切实地履行法律赋予的预算决算监督职责，是国家依法理财的有力保障。