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She was good at physics _________she found it boring.


  1. A.
    despite
  2. B.
    in spite of
  3. C.
    in spite the fact that
  4. D.
    despite the fact that
D
固定短語用法辨析。Despite/in spite of后面不接從句,所以AB錯誤。C缺了of; D項正確。句意:盡管她認為物理很令人厭倦,但是她還是很擅長。
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