________ that she was very ill, she went to work on time.

________ that she was very ill, she went to work on time.

A.Although

B.In spite of

C.In spite of the fact

D.Because of the fact

答案及解析： C

解析：

in spite of后面跟名词短语，此处该名词the fact后面是个同位语从句．Although后面不跟that引导从句．