Question

【题目】The prices of vegetables have been very high recently the dry weather in some places.（由于）

Answer 1

【答案】ecause of
【解析】句意：一些地方由于天气干燥，蔬菜的价格最近一直很高。根据短语“the dry weather in some places.”可知，本句中的 “由于”，故填because of。