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2014-02-24

He always did well at school __ having to do part-time jobs every now and then．

A．in spite of

B．regardless of

C．on account of

D．in case of

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B

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B。虽然他常常做很多兼职工作，但在学校的表现一直非常优秀。
考查介词短语。in spite of意为“尽管”；regardless of意为“不顾，不惜’；on account of意为“因为；考虑到”；in case of意为“假如，万一”。

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A．a special way of thinking

B．enthusiastic workers

C．the attractive premium system

D．elementary school

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B．They contributed to disciplined school management．

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