English became the official language for business the fact that the population was largel

问题补充：

English became the official language for business the fact that the population was largely Chinese.

A. in place of

B. in spite of

C. in case of

D. in favor of

答案：

A. in place of

(答案→)B. in spite of

C. in case of

D. in favor of

解析：考查短语辨析。in place of代替 in spite of尽管 in case of万一 in favor of赞成根据意思，英语成为了商务官方语言，尽管绝大多数是中国人。