Question

【题目】The girl wearing glasses ________ to pass the exam, but failed.

A.managedB.continuedC.refusedD.tried

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】

句意：那个戴眼镜的女孩尽力要通过考试，但是失败了。

考查动词辨析。managed to do sth成功做某事；continued to do sth继续做某事； refused to do sth拒绝做某事；tried to do sth尽力做某事；根据下文“but failed”，推断上文指“尽力要通过考试”；故选D。