50. In the phrase "due to laziness s or stupidity " (3rd aragraph), the prepositi can be replaced without change of meaning by A as well as. B except for C apart from. D because of. E according to.

## Step 1<br />The problem is asking us to find a phrase that can replace "due to" in the sentence "due to laziness or stupidity" without changing the meaning of the sentence. The phrase "due to" is used to indicate the reason or cause of something.<br />## Step 2<br />We need to find a phrase among the options that can also indicate the reason or cause of something. <br />## Step 3<br />Looking at the options, we can see that "because of" is used to indicate the reason or cause of something. Therefore, it can replace "due to" in the sentence without changing the meaning.