【推荐1】Charley was late for school again ________ the heavy traffic.

A．according to

B．instead of

C．because of

【推荐2】We need to tell people to just do one small thing well ________ 100 things poorly.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．as well as

D．according to

【推荐3】In recent years, with the development of science and technology, most of the cotton in Xinjiang has been picked by machines ________ by a large number of   cotton pickers.

A．thanks to

B．according to

C．instead of

D．because of

【推荐1】—Do you know how astronauts have their meals in space?
—They have special plates ________ their food doesn’t float away.

A．because

B．so that

C．as well as

D．since

【推荐2】________ I know, Ann was born in France and grew up in Germany.

A．As long as

B．As soon as

C．As well as

D．As far as

【推荐3】Our class will go hiking this Sunday ________ the weather is fine.

A．as soon as

B．as long as

C．as well as

【推荐1】Let’s begin our class ________ everyone is here.

A．because

B．because of

C．since

D．as

【推荐2】He stopped looking after the homeless animals ___________ his bad health.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．because

D．instead

【推荐3】—Is Tom at school today?
—No, he’s at home ________ he has a bad cold.

A．if

B．until

C．because

D．because of

【推荐1】________ my surprise, Linda didn’t pass the exam. ________ my opinion, she didn’t study well for the exam.

A．In; At

B．In; In

C．To; At

D．To; In

【推荐2】There are _____ places of interest we could visit in Beijing.

A．the number of	B．a number of
C．a lot	D．lot of

【推荐3】I’m busy these days. He will attend the meeting ________ me.

A．instead

B．instead of

C．replace

D．in place