______answering the question, the manager shrugged his shoulders as if it were not important.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词组辨析。in case of,假如发生,如果;in the place of,在……的地方,代替;in front of,在……的前面;instead of,而不是。本句的意思是经理只是耸耸肩,而没有回答问题,故用instead of,本题答案选C。