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______ people are generally better off, the gap between the rich and the poor has widened.A.DespiteB.WhereasC.HoweverD.Although

D解析试题解析：despite 尽管，是介词；whereas 连词，然而，另一方面；however连词，但是；although连词，虽然，尽管，句意是尽管人们的生活越来越好，但是贫富差距还是在扩大。
考点：考查连接词。
点评：此题较易，主要是连词的辨析，弄清楚他们所连接的前后句的关系。

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