单选题 This cycle of growth, reached its peak in 1986, when the annual rate of growth was ______ 12 percent.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考介词词组。in case of是“万一”;in view of是“鉴于;考虑到”;in face of是“面对”;in excess of是“越过;大于,多于”。根据上下文应该选in excess of,在句中表示“年增长率超过了12%”。