__________ answering the question, the manager shrugged his shoulders-考呗网

成人英语三级

单选题 __________ answering the question, the manager shrugged his shoulders as if it were not important．

A．In case of
B．In the place of
C．Instead of
D．In front of

【参考译文】经理没有回答问题，而是耸耸肩，似乎这根本就不重要。
【答案解析】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。

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