The opening ceremony has been put off the bad weather.A. in case ofB. in spite ofC. instea

问题补充：

The opening ceremony 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：考查介词短语辨析。句意：开幕式由于糟糕的天气，已经被推迟了。A以防；B尽管；C代替；D因为。句意表示因果关系，故选D。