私醫聯招 英文歷屆試題｜第 229 題
105 學年度
Nearby Brenham County, schools canceled all classes for Friday (29) heavy rains and just further north, a “low grade” tornado (30) parts of Brazos County about 12:30 p.m. Thursday. No one has been reported (31) , but several buildings suffered roof damage and trees were uprooted, according to the county's emergency management office.
- because
- in spite of
- due to
- unless
提示
空格後面直接接名詞片語 heavy rains（無主詞動詞的完整子句），要選能接名詞片語且表『原因』的用法。
正確答案
正解：C
詳解
A. 「because」是連接詞，後面須接完整子句（主詞+動詞），但此處後面只是名詞片語 heavy rains，文法不合。
B. 「in spite of」後可接名詞片語，但語意是『儘管』的轉折關係，與『因大雨而停課』的因果關係不符。
C. 「due to + 名詞片語」表『因為、由於』，可直接接 heavy rains，且語意（因大雨停課）通順。
D. 「unless」是連接詞，意為『除非』，須接完整子句，且語意也不符合停課的因果關係。
