问题
选择题
English became the official language for business __ the fact that the population was largely Chinese.
A．in place of
B．in spite of
C．in case of
D．in favor of
答案
答案：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。