Question

________ the warning message, more deaths would have been caused in the village in the earthquake.

1. A.
   But for
2. B.
   Unless
3. C.
   Regardless of
4. D.
   Not

Answer 1

A
句意：要不是由于警报信号，这个村里还会有更多的人在这次地震中丧生。But for常用于虚拟语气中，意为：if it were not/hadn't been for...; without要不是因为……；如果没有……。如：①But for the rain, we would have had a nice holiday.要不是因为下雨，我们的假日一定过得很惬意。②But for the safety--belt, I wouldn't be alive today.假若没有安全带，我就活不到今天了。