The new manager had a bad cold and couldn’t come to the party.A. besidesB. becauseC. how

问题补充：

The new manager had a bad cold, and couldn’t come to the party.

A. besides

B. because

C. however

D. therefore

答案：

A. besides

B. because

C. however

(答案→)D. therefore

解析：词义辨析。A而且；B因为（连词）；C然而；D因此；根据句意可知D正确。句意：那位新经理感冒了，因此他不能去参加聚会。