the warning message, more lives would have been lost in the floodA.Regardless of
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________ the warning message, more lives would have been lost in the flood
A.Regardless of
B.In spite of
C.But for
D.Except for
试题答案
C
短语辨析。A. 不管；不顾 B. 尽管；不管 C. 要不是；如果没有 D. 除了以外；要不是由于（不包括）句意：要不是这条警告消息，更多的生命会在洪水中失去。结合语境可知选C。