______ the fact that the area had been hit by the severest drought in twenty years, a fairly good harvest was gathered in.
A、In spite
B、Despite
C、In spite that
D、Despite of
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：despite和in spite of都意为”虽然“或”不顾“。in spite of或despite之后都必须接名词或动名词，不能接句子。
