Question

【题目】Tom didn’t go hiking with his classmates ______ his illness.

A.becauseB.because ofC.since

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】

句意：因为生病，汤姆没有和他的同学去远足。

考查介词短语辨析。三个选项都可表原因：because和since后接句子，because of后接短语。根据下文“his illness他的病”可知AC不合语法结构，故选B。