Question

【题目】He was sad because his father died _________ cancer last week.

A. withB. inC. fromD. of

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】

句意：他很伤心，因为他父亲上周死于癌症。考查动词搭配。短语die from：死于….，主要指由环境造成的(主要指事故等方面的外部原因)的死亡；die of：死于…，主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因造成的死亡。本句指疾病，可知填of；故选D。