Question

【题目】The steamboat was fully furnished with life preservers. The passengers might be saved __________ accidents.

A. in spite ofB. instead of

C. in case ofD. in place of

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

考查词组。A. in spite of尽管；B. instead of代替；C. in case of万一；D. in place of代替。句意：这艘汽船配备了全套救生设备。万一发生事故，乘客可能会得救。结合句意可知答案为C。