【问】 《现代英语用法词典》(上海译文出版社，P.801)说considering that中的considering是

介词。是这样吗?

【答】 应当把considering that看作是复合连词，因为从语法结构上看，that从句是不受介词支配的。请注意，considering that中的that常常被省略。

1. Considering that he received no help，his results are very good. (EED)考虑到他没有得到援助，他所获得的结果是很好的。

2. Considering he's been learning English a year he speaks it very well. (LDCE)

考虑到他只学了一年英语，他的英语是说得非常好的。

请做下面的英语试题：

“Was your sweater expensive?”

“____that it is handmade. the price seems reasonable.”

A. In view of B. Since

C. Considering D. Because(TOEFL，73.1)