问题
选择题
The open-air celebration has been put off __________ the bad weather.
A．in case of
B．in spite of
C．instead of
D．because of
答案
答案：D
D。比较：in case of意为“万一”，in spite of意为“尽管”，instead of意为“取代”“而不是”，because of意为“因为”“由于”。句意为：户外庆祝会因天气不好而被推迟了。