Question

______ his timely help, Kate overcame the hardship at last.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

A．Now that

B．Thanks to

C．Since

D．Because

Answer 1

B

試題分析：考查詞義辨析。ＡC既然（后面接句子）：B多虧（后面接短語）；D因為（后面接句子）；句意：多虧他及時幫助，Kate最終才克服了困難。根據句意說明B正確。
點評：本題要注意thanks to可以表示強烈的感情色彩，可以是褒義的，也可以是貶義的。