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

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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。