今天的文法題考這題是考連接詞及片語介係詞的用法，所以要看句意來找出答案！居民抗議跟政府仍然決定蓋新地鐵，這段句意該用甚麼連接詞呢？

(  ) _____ the protest by the residents, the government decided to go ahead with the construction of the new subway.

(A) As far as  (B) Owing to  (C) In addition to  (D) In spite of

這題是考連接詞及片語介係詞的用法，要看句意：儘管有居民抗議，政府還是決定蓋新的地鐵，所以答案是(D)。

補充：

as far as  conj.  prep.  就...、達到某一點為止    (always)

As far as I know, it is impossible to ask Albert for help.  

就我所知，找Albert幫忙是不可能的。

Dylan walked with Angelia as far as the bus stop.  

Dylan陪Angelia走到公車站牌。

owing to  因為     (always)

Owing to the bad weather, our trip was canceled.

由於天氣不好，我們的行程被取消了。

in addition to   除了...尚有    (always)

In addition to history, Mark is also taking algebra.

除了歷史，Mark還有上代數的課。

同義：aside from, besides, absurd.

in spite of  prep. 儘管     (always)

Her voice was shaking in spite of all her efforts to control it.

儘管她竭盡全力控制自己，聲音仍然在顫抖。

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