They point to the continuing policy of putting more and more drug offenders away, in the face of overwhelming evidence that doing so has litde effect.

A、 in spite of
B、 in the mist of
C、 in light of
D、 despite of the fact

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：题干中in the face of“即使”，选项中in spite of“尽管”，in the mist of“在…… 中”，in light of“根据”，despite of the fact“尽管事实”，后面应接从句，只有选项A最接近题干意思。