Question

【题目】— Every year, many African childrenserious illnesses.
—What bad news! I think we should do something to help them.
A.die in
B.die by
C.die of
D.die for

Answer 1

【答案】C
【解析】句意：—每年有很多非洲的孩子死于严重的疾病。—多么糟糕的消息！我认为我们应做些事情来帮助他们。和die连用的常见介词有of, from和out。Die of一般指由于疾病、情感引起的死亡；die from指由于衰老、外伤引起的死亡；die out意为：（家族，物种等）灭绝，绝迹。故选C。