Question

Today in Britain, for example, about four hundred people a day ________ heart disease.

1. A.
   die of
2. B.
   die with
3. C.
   die for
4. D.
   die from

Answer 1

A
of和from表原因时常与die或类似意义的词连用．die of指因疾病、饥饿、寒冷，或害怕、羞愧等内因或外因造成的死亡结果；die from表示因伤、事故等外因或不明原因造成的死亡．与疾病名词连用时，二者均可．from还可表示懒惰等造成某种后果的原因．例如：
His son having been killed in the war, the man died of a broken heart．儿子死于战争后，老人也因伤心过度而亡．
In big cities during cold winter months, many old people die from the polluted air．寒冷的冬天，大城市里的许多老人死于污染的空气．
She died of/ from cancer．她死于癌症．
He wasn't ill; he stayed in bed from laziness．他没病，他躺在床上只是偷懒．