问题补充：
his poor health , he was still at work late into the night.
A. Despite
B. Besides
C. though
D. In spite
答案：
(答案→)A. Despite
B. Besides
C. though
D. In spite
解析：词义辨析题。A. Despite “尽管”介词相当于in spite of 后接名词作宾语 B. Besides除了 C. though“尽管”连词后接从句句意：尽管健康状况不好他仍旧工作到深夜。根据语境选A
