问题补充：
the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
A. In spite of
B. In case of
C. But for
D. Because of
答案：
A. In spite of
B. In case of
(答案→)C. But for
D. Because of
解析：短语辨析。 A. 尽管，不管 B.万一，如果发生； C.如果没有，要不是； D. 因为，由于。句意：如果没有暴风雨，这艘船已经暗示到达目的地了。故选C。
