【答案】—_____ free education, the poor children in our hometown can go to school.

—_____ free education, the poor children in our hometown can go to school.

—So can the poor children in our hometown.

A. Instead of B. Thanks for C. Thanks to

【答案】

C

【解析】

句意：------多亏了免费教育，我们家乡的贫困儿童可以上学了。-------我们家乡的穷孩子也可以上学了。考查动词短语。A. Instead of而不是…，用…代替；B. Thanks for因…感谢某人；C. Thanks to幸亏，由于。结合句意和语境可知选C。