Question

At first he was strongly against our idea, but ________ the end he gave in.

1. A.
   at
2. B.
   in
3. C.
   by
4. D.
   to

Answer 1

B
解析：表示“最后”，用in the end，at the end (of) 表示“在……的结尾”或“在……的尽头”，by the end (of) 意思是“到……末为止”，to the end (of) 意为“到……尽头”。根据题意“起初他强烈反对我们的观点，可最后他让步了”可判断正确答案为B。