Question

【题目】The old man's answer ________ "no" even after we begged him again and again.

A.continuedB.remainedC.appearedD.afforded

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】

句意：即使在我们一遍又一遍地乞求他后，这个老人的回答还是“不”。
考查动词辨析。continued继续；remained仍然，仍是；appeared显得；afforded负担得起。此处作谓语，根据后文内容，可知此处表示仍然拒绝，故选B。