Question

【题目】

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So many whales were killed that it was feared they might【1】.

Answer 1

【答案】die out

【解析】

句意：如此多的鲸鱼被捕杀，人们担心它们可能会灭绝。

根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处表示“灭绝”的含义，可用die out表示；分析句子可知，此处用于情态动词might后，所以用其动词短语原形即可。故填die out。