Question

【题目】The sports meeting was put off _______ the heavy rain.
A.instead of
B.because of
C.as for
D.across from

Answer 1

【答案】B
【解析】instead of意为“代替，而不是”；because of意为“因为，由于”；as for意为“至于，关于”；across from意为“在……的对面”。句意：因为大雨运动会被推迟了。故选B。