单选题 Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, ______ its always being combined with elements, most commonly with oxygen.
A. referring to B. except for C. regardless of D. owing to

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句中“因为铝容易和其他物质相融合”可知,只有项符合题意。owing to意为 “由于,因……之缘故”。根据题意可知,这是一个有因果关系的句子,因此D项为正确答案。