the bad things he has done, we still believe in his essential goodness.
A. Instead of
B. Because of
C. In place of
D. In spite of
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A. Instead of
B. Because of
C. In place of
(答案→)D. In spite of
解析：考查短语辨析。A而不是…；B因为；C代替；D尽管,不管…；句意：尽管他做了坏事，我们仍然相信他本质上是好的。根据句意说明D正确。