1. We couldn’t sleep last night ______ the noise next door. D. because of
2. I did it _______ they asked me to. B. because
3. Daisy was late ______ her car was broken down. A. because
4. _____ he can’t afford a car, he goes to work by bicycle. D. All are correct.
5. They were sacked _____ their carelessness. B. because of
6. The boy was punished _____ they went to school late. A. because
7. “Peter was late for work because of the rain” means “_____” C. A and B are correct.
8. The mother got angry because _______ . C. her son behaved badly
9. He lost his job _____ his lazyness. B. because of
10. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. D. We couldn’t go out because of the bad weather.