单选题 Several exporters decided not to do business in the country ______ the poor exchange rate.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 能够引导空格后名词词组“the poor exchange rate”的介词词组“in spite of”和“because of”都可能为正确答案。句子要表示原因,因此D为正确答案。