单选题
[2004.04]For a week she worked with us in the village，___ her poor health.
A.as a result of
B.on account of
C.in spite of
D.despite of
正确答案：C
答案解析：本题考查词义辨析。“尽管她的健康不佳，她仍与我们在村里工作了一星期”。in spite of 表示：尽管，相当于despite，表让步。