Question

【题目】School was dismissed an hour earlier __________ the bad weather yesterday.

A.on account ofB.in case ofC.in contrast ofD.on the basis of

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

考查介词短语辨析。句意：由于昨天天气不好，学校提前一小时放学。A. on account of由于；B. in case of万一，假设；C. in contrast of 与此相反，比较起来；D. on the basis of根据，基于……。分析句子可知，此处表示原因，故选A。