单选题 ________2.6 million people starting diets on New Year’s Day, the report says that by the end of the week 92 percent of dieters gave up, shunning exercise and gorging on comfort food.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】选项A为“代替；反而”；选项B为“即使，尽管”；选项C为“虽然，尽管”；选项D为“虽然，尽管”。根据句意，选项B、C、D均符合，但空白处只能使用介词，B为介词，C和D为连词，故选B。