单选题 13. ______ the tragic news about their president, they have cancelled the 4th of July celebration.

A、 In the course of
B、 In spite of
C、 In the event of
D、 In the light of

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】 “鉴于有关总统的坏消息，他们取消了7月4号的庆祝。”A项In the course of在……期间，在……过程中；B项In spite of不管；虽然；尽管；C项In the event of万一，倘若；如果发生；D项In the light of鉴于，由于，按照。故选择D项。