_____ his anger the employees called him Mr. Thunder, but they loved him.

选择一项：

A.
Due to


B.
In spite of


C.
Because

译文：因为他脾气暴躁，员工们称他为雷霆先生，但也很喜欢他。 解析：Due to意为“由于，因为”；In spite of“尽管”；Because“由于，因为”。due to和in spite of 后连接名词或名词短语，都能与“his anger”连用，due to/in spite of his anger，而because需连接句子。根据语境，应选择词意“因为”，所以答案是A。 正确答案是：Due to