I admired my classmate Lisa very much. ______ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.
A．Except for
B．But for
C．Apart from
D．In spite of
答案：C
题目分析：考查介词短语辨析。A除…之外（表示整体与局部的关系）；B要不是…；如果没有…;C除…之外；D尽管，不管；句意：我很钦佩我的同学Lisa,除了她的美丽之外，她还很聪明和乐于助人。根据句意说明C正确。
点评：解答这类题目，首先要理解题干的意思，其次要知道各选项词组的意思，然后像数学中的代入法一样，依次把各个选项意思放入句子中进行比较，不难选出正确答案。关键还是在平时学习的过程中，多积累多总结多记忆。以动词或者名词作为中心词进行记忆，是个不错的方法。
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