_____the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining  death rate also resulted in the population

growth.   [ ]

A. In addition to              

B. In terms of    

C. In consequence of        

D. In spite of

孔子办私学的主要意义在于

A．促进了儒家学说的传播

B．打破了贵族垄断教育的局面

C．使教育在一定范围内开始普及

D．是中国历史上的一次思想解放运动