. ____________ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate a

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. ____________ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth.

A．In addition to

B．In terms of

C．In consequence of

D．In spite of

答案

A

解析

考查短语辨析。In addition to除了；In terms of就……而言；In consequence of作为……的结果；In spite of尽管。句意：除了上升的的出生率和移民，下降的死亡率也是导致人口增加的原因。所以选A。