They went on working the heavy rain.A. as a result ofB. becauseC. so thatD. in spite of

问题补充：

They went on working the heavy rain.

A. as a result of

B. because

C. so that

D. in spite of

答案：

A. as a result of

B. because

C. so that

(答案→)D. in spite of

解析：本句主要考察的是，用介词后接名词，其中BC为连词，不符合题意，根据意思D符合题意，为尽管的意思，故选D