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To make her business look impressive, Lisa rented a big office _____ the fact that money wasn’t enough to pay the employees.

A.despite B.beside C.because of D.in case of

A

解析试题分析:考查介词短语用法。A尽管;B 在。。旁边;C因为;D万一。从句意可知后面“付不起员工薪水的事实”和前面句子“租大办公室”之间是让步关系,所以A选项正确。句意:尽管她的钱还不够付给员工薪水,但是为了让她的公司看上去给人印象深刻,丽萨租了一间大办公室。
考点:考查介词短语用法。

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