Question

______ his timely help, Kate overcame the hardship at last.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

A．Now that

B．Thanks to

C．Since

D．Because

Answer 1

B

试题分析：考查词义辨析。ＡC既然（后面接句子）：B多亏（后面接短语）；D因为（后面接句子）；句意：多亏他及时帮助，Kate最终才克服了困难。根据句意说明B正确。
点评：本题要注意thanks to可以表示强烈的感情色彩，可以是褒义的，也可以是贬义的。