the storm on the sea it is reported that the president has put off the trip.A. thanks to

问题补充：

the storm on the sea,it is reported that the president has put off the trip.

A. thanks to

B. because of

C. due to

D. as a result

答案：

A. thanks to

(答案→)B. because of

C. due to

D. as a result

解析：考查介词短语同义辨析。句意：由于海上有风暴，据报道总统推迟了这次旅行。Thanks to “幸亏，多亏”不合题意；because of “因为，原因”可以作状语，表语，可以置于句子的前后；due to”由于，原因” 可以作状语，表语，但不可以置于句首，as a result后面不能直接接名词。