问题
选择题
The mayor of a small town in southern Italy has forbidden residents to die, ______ there is no graveyard for them to be buried in.
A．as if
B．because
C．if
D．where
答案
答案：B
考查连词。根据上下文的意思可知构成因果关系。句意：意大利南方的一个小镇的镇长禁止居民死亡，因为没有墓地埋葬他们。