【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】考查介词短语的意义和用法。in the case of意为“就……来说”，符合上下文，如： Poverty depresses most people，while in the case of my father it was otherwise．(贫穷使多数人消沉，但我父亲却不是这样。)in the event of意为“万一，如果发生”，如：In the event of rain，the party will be held indoors．(万一下雨，聚会将会在室内举行。)with a view to 意为“以……为目标”，如：They saved their money with a view to being able to buy a house someday．(他们把钱存起来，希望有朝一日能够买一栋房子。)as a result of意为“由于……而……，作为……的结果”，如：As a result of the car accident，he has stayed in the hospital for a month．(由于这场车祸，他在医院里住了一个月。)