Question

【题目】_________ the heavy rain, people managed to help those who were suffering from the earthquake.

A. Because of B. In case of

C. In spite of D. Instead of

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

试题分析：考查介词短语。短语because of因为，该短语在句中作原因状语；in case of以防；in spite of尽管，不管；instead of代替，而不是；句意：尽管下着暴雨，但人们成功地帮助了那些遭遇到地震的人。根据句意表示上下文的转折关系，故C正确。