— I’d like to go home now.

— Why not stay here for the night? It is so late now. ____, it is raining so hard.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．As a result

老年人易患糖尿病，其原因可能与______有关

A．甲状腺功能较低
B．对胰岛素反应能力降低
C．性腺功能降低
D．性激素分泌减少
E．基础代谢率降低