.

---Look at the beautiful painting. Don’t you think it is a masterpiece?

---_________.

A．Far from it

B．That’s all right

C．Cheer up

D．I just can’t help it

______ the fact that the old cars could not go as fast as modern ones, people still watched the race with a great deal of pleasure and excitement.

A．Despite

B．Thanks to

C．As far as

D．Although