问题补充:
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
答案:
A. in case of
B. in spite of
C. instead of
(答案→)D. because of
解析:because of意为“因为”。根据句意可判断出取消露天庆祝大会的原因是天气恶劣。 in case of意为“假设,万一”。 in spite of意为“不管”。 instead of意为“代替,而不是……”。