II. Grammar and Structure: 10 points
【單選題】每題 1 分,共 10 題,答錯 1 題倒扣 0.25 分,倒扣至本大題零分為止,未作答,不給分亦不扣分。
A. Please choose the BEST answer to complete each sentence.
21. It has been reported that the distribution of wealth is very uneven in the highly capitalist countries. Most of the wealth is
in the hands of a privileged few, ______ the majority are stricken with poverty.
(A) whereas
(B) if
(C) because
(D) as well as
(E) since