第5题: [单项选择]The earnings of women are well below that of men ______ educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes. A. although B. though C. despite of D. in spite of 参考答案:D 答案解析:关联词辨析题。四个选项中只有选项[D]in spite of后可接名词，选项[C]despite不能和of连用，选项[A]although和选项[B]though是连词，后面接从句。
第23题: [单项选择]Urgent business prevented me from calling on you. A. 急事阻止了我，我没能来拜访您。 B. 紧急的生意阻止我无法给你打电话。 C. 我有急事，没能来拜访您。 D. 急事阻止了我给你打电话。 参考答案:C 答案解析:最佳译文。英语中不以it作为形式主语的许多非人称句在译成汉语时往往译成人称句，而非人称句的主语可译成其他成分。另外，to call on意思为拜访、短暂访问，所以此句最佳。
