Question

【题目】_______the large population, we’ll _________ energy and water.

A. Because; be short of B. Because of; be short of

C. Because; be short for D. Because of; be short for

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】

试题分析：句意：因为人口众多，我们将会短缺能源和水。because 因为，后加从句；because of后加名词短语，be short of 短缺……，结合句意，故选B。