Question

It was a pity. The game wasn’t on yesterday         the rain.

A．thanks for

B．because

C．because of

D．as

Answer 1

C

试题分析：thanks for多亏；because因为；because of因为；as从属连词，引导原因状语从句，常位于句首。表示众所周知，显而易见的原因。句意：太可惜了。由于下雨，这个节目昨天没有上演。Because和as后面一般接从句，because of接短语，故选C。