Cause and Effect 因果关系
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1 : I love living in Australia ______________ the weather.
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You said: because since as because of
错。在使用 'because' 时，后面应该加从句, e.g. I hate England because it rains all the time.
错。'Since' 的后面需要跟从句 e.g. I hate England since it rains all the time.
错。'As' 后面要跟原因从句 e.g. I hate England as it rains all the time.
选择正确。在 'because of' 这个短语后要加名词或动名词 e.g. I hate England because of the rain.
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2 : The increase in the number of cars on the road has resulted ________ more and more traffic jams.
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You said: in to at for
错。在表示因果关系时不能使用 'result to', 因为英语中没有这个词组。
不对，英语中没有 'result at' 这个介词搭配。 i.e. you cannot say X results at Y.
错了，英语中没有 'result for' 的用法，也就是说 you cannot say X results for Y.
选择正确。You can express a cause and effect with 'result in' e.g. X (原因) results in (结果）。
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3 : "He got to work really, really late cos he missed his train". Which word is cos short for?
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You said: due to because as since
不对，'Cos is not short for 'due to'.
不对，'Cos is not short for 'as'.
不对，'Cos is not short for 'since'.
选择正确，在口语中经常使用 'cos' 来代替 because.
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4 : Keith lost his job due ________ cutbacks in the department.
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You said: for at to by
不对，虽然 due 可以用来表示某种时间概念，但是，在用于解释原因的时候，不能同 for 连用。
不对，虽然 due 可以用来表示某种时间概念，但是，在用于解释原因的时候，不能同 by 连用。"Due by" is not correct i.e. you cannot say X happened 'due by' Y.
不对，虽然 due 可以用来表示某种时间概念，但是，在用于解释原因的时候，不能同 at 连用。
选择正确。You can say something happened because of something, or "due to" something （由于...原因）。
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5 : The increase in tropical storms in recent years has been __________ global warming.
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You said: put up with put down to set down to put to
选择正确，put something down to 就是归因于...的意思, e.g. She put her headache down to the stress she was under.（她的头痛是因为压力造成的)
错误选择。
错误答案。
不对，因为 put up with 是容忍、忍受的意思。If you put up with something, you tolerate it e.g. I couldn't put up with the noise any longer.
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6 : Which one is NOT correct? "He didn't turn up for the exam. __________, he failed the course."
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You said: as a result consequently as a consequence as a reason
"As a consequence" 是其结果的意思。
"As a result" 用来形容一种结果。
回答正确。在这组词语中只有 "as a reason" 是错误用法，这个短语不能引导结果从句。
Consequently 意思是其结果... 如何如何。
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