____ 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
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B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。