The rumor of his bribery came as quite a surprise（ ）he had a rep

The rumor of his bribery came as quite a surprise（ ）he had a reputation for being a government official of high dignity.

A、

so

B、

because

C、

although

D、

if

【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：

本题考查原因状语从句的使用。

因为他的名声一直很好，所以对于他受贿(bribery)的传闻(rumor)感到吃惊，前后为因果关系。故选B选项。

句意：关于他受贿的传闻令人相当吃惊，因为他是一位拥有崇高品格，名声很好的政府官员。