He died in 1870 and his tomb reads ‘ his death one of the England’s greatest writers to

问题补充：

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：

A. At; is lost in

(答案→)B. By; is lost to

C. For; is a loss to

D. As; gets lost to

解析：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。