问题补充:
the bad things he has done, we still believe in his essential goodness.
A. Instead of
B. Because of
C. In place of
D. In spite of
答案:
A. Instead of
B. Because of
C. In place of
(答案→)D. In spite of
解析:考查短语辨析。A而不是…;B因为;C代替;D尽管,不管…;句意:尽管他做了坏事,我们仍然相信他本质上是好的。根据句意说明D正确。