Question

【题目】He （attempt）to swim across the Channel, but he failed because of the terrible weather.

Answer 1

【答案】attempted
【解析】句意：他试图游过海峡，但由于恶劣的天气失败了。attempt“试图做某事”，根据but he failed because of the terrible weather.可知谓语动词用一般过去时，故填attempted。