Question

The open-air celebration has been put off __________ the bad weather.

A．in case of	B．in spite of
C．instead of	D．because of

Answer 1

D

D。比较：in case of意为“万一”，in spite of意为“尽管”，instead of意为“取代”“而不是”，because of意为“因为”“由于”。句意为：户外庆祝会因天气不好而被推迟了。