单选题 ______ writing a letter, he decided to have a face-to-face talk with the manager.
[A] Instead of [B] Because of [C] As for [D] Due to

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查介词短语的辨析。instead of意思是“代替，而不是…”， becarise of的意思是“因为”，as for的意思是“至于，关于”，due to 的意思是“由于”：根据旬意“他没有给经理写信，而是决定与他面谈”，本题答案是[A]。