题目内容

News reports say peace talks between the two countries have __________ with no agreement reached.

A. broken down B. broken out

C. broken in D. broken up

A

【解析】

试题分析:考查词组辨析。broken down 失败,损坏,衰弱下来。break out突然发生,爆发; 突然发生,爆发。break in打断; 闯入; 开始工作。break up结束;(使)破碎; 放假。句意:新闻报道说,两个国家之间的和平谈判破裂了,没有达成任何协议。故选A。

考点:考查词组辨析

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