—As a weight­lifting athlete, Thomas is indeed too large, I think.—But that, he is st

—As a weight­lifting athlete, Thomas is indeed too large, I think.
—But that, he is still one of the best athletes at present.
A. in case of
B. in spite of
C. thanks to
D. in response to

A. in case of(答案→)B. in spite ofC. thanks toD. in response to解析：B 考察介词短语。句义：尽管他很胖，但是他仍然是目前最佳的运动员之一。In spite尽管，虽然；in case以防，万一；thanks to幸亏；in response to回应；根据句义说明B正确。

这个答案应该是对的