Question

【题目】His grandfather did his best to keep the tree ▲ ，but it died in the end.

A. aliveB. asleepC. absentD. awake

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

句意：他的祖父尽了最大的努力让这棵树活着，但它最后还是死了。

考查形容词辨析。A. 活着的；B. 睡着的；C. 缺席的；D. 清醒的。根据下文but it died in the end.可知keep the tree alive符合语境，故选A。