问题
选择题
He died in 1870 and his tomb reads, ‘________ his death, one of the England’s greatest writers _________ to the world.’
A．At; is lost in
B．By; is lost to
C．For; is a loss to
D．As; gets lost to
答案
答案：B
考查介词用法和固定短语。第一空的介词by…由于…be lost in…沉浸于…;be lost to…感觉不到…失去….;结合句意可知B正确。他死于1870年，在他的墓碑上写着：因为他的死，世界上失去了一位最伟大的英国作家之一。