问题补充：
the government’s efforts, our life is becoming better and better.
A. Instead of
B. Thanks to
C. Thanks for
D. In order to
答案：
A. Instead of
(答案→)B. Thanks to
C. Thanks for
D. In order to
解析：
试题分析: 句意：多亏政府的努力，我们的生活变得越来越好。Instead of 而不是，Thanks to多亏，Thanks for为某事谢谢，In order to为了；根据语境可知选选B
