单选题 John is handsome ________the scar on his face.

A、 although
B、 even if
C、 instead of
D、 despite

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】近义辨析。A．although(连词)尽管，虽然(通常用在从句前)=in spite of the fact that；B．even if(连词)即使，尽管(even if的从句中含有强烈的假定性)；C．instead of(介词)代替……，而不；D．despite(介词)尽管=in spite of(后面跟名词或名词性短语)；因此D为答案。