Question

It was hunger that his great-grandfather amd grandfather _________.

A．died of

B．died out

C．died down

D．died away

Answer 1

A

这题考查词组辨析：died of死于，died out灭绝，died down渐渐平息，died away逐渐消失，句意是：他祖父，曾祖父是死于饥饿。选A。