8. _________ my nervousness, I finally worked up my courage to give the speech before the public.

8. _________ my nervousness, I finally worked up my courage to give the speech before the public.
A. In case of B. As opposed to C. In spite of D. In consequence of
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：尽管我很紧张，我最终鼓起勇气在公众面前做了演讲。A. in case of 万一、假设；B. as opposed to与……截然相反、对照；C. in spite of 尽管；D. in consequence of 由于。结合句意可知，此处应用in spite of，后接名词短语，表示“尽管我很紧张”。故选C项。