Question

 It is _______ ill health that she is now not so active in the movement.

A. instead of                                                    B. in place of

C. thanks to                                                     D. in face of

Answer 1

解析：选C。考查短语辨析。thanks to因为，由于。此句用了强调句型It is. . . that. . . ，强调thanks to ill health。instead of代替，而不是……；in place of代替，取代；in face of面对。