第14题: [单项选择] More than 100 people died ______ the earthquake in that area.
A. in ease of B. as a result of C. in addition to D. on the basis of 参考答案:B 答案解析:本题考查固定短语的用法。依题意,“100多人死亡”应该是“地震”的直接后果,两者存在明显的因果关系,故B项(是……的结果)为正确答案。
[避错指南] A项的意思是“要是,如有”,表示假设关系,如:I