Question

【题目】— About 379 people died the earthquake in Ludian, Yunnan Province.
— What bad news!
A.since
B.because of
C.because

Answer 1

【答案】B
【解析】句意：——大约有379人死了……云南省鲁甸地震。——真是个坏消息！句中the earthquake in Ludian, Yunnan Province是短语，故用because of，而since与because后接句子。故选B。