语法与词汇 The earnings of women are well below that of men ______ educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.

A、 although
B、 though
C、 in spite of
D、 despite of

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】句意：尽管两性之间教育差异正在缩小，女性的收入却远远低于男性。 although， though， in spite of， despite of都有“尽管”的意思。但四个选项中只有in spite of后可接名词， despite不能和of连用， although和 though是连词，后面接从句。