big or small countries we will make friends with anybody who admits that there is only o

问题补充：

big or small countries, we will make friends with anybody who admits that there is only one China.

A. Instead of

B. Thanks to

C. Except for

D. Regardless of

答案：

A. Instead of

B. Thanks to

C. Except for

(答案→)D. Regardless of

解析：考查短语辨析。Instead of 代替，Thanks to 幸亏了，Except for 除了，Regardless of 不顾，不管，句意：不过是大国还是小国，我们会与承认只有一个中国的任何人交朋友。所以选D。