Question

During the earthquake,the great part of damage and loss of life was_____the poor quality of the buildings, which couldn’t fight against its force.

A．as for

B．instead of

C．according to

D．due to

Answer 1

D

due to意思为“由于；归因于”，句意：在这次地震中，损失和人员伤亡之大是由于建筑物的质量问题，它们不能抗震。instead of 而不是;代替；according to根据；as for至于;关于。