– We didn’t go to South Hill because of . What a pity!A. it rained hardB. it is rainyC.

问题补充：

– We didn’t go to South Hill because of .

-- What a pity!

A. it rained hard

B. it is rainy

C. it rains

D. the heavy rain

答案：

A. it rained hard

B. it is rainy

C. it rains

(答案→)D. the heavy rain

解析：试题分析：四个选项分别表示A.雨下得很大 B.天气是下雨的 C.下雨了 D.大雨。短语because of后接名词或者名词性短语，because后接从句，选项ABC为句子，故选D。