Question

(2013·齐鲁名校二模)Though the suspect refused to admit that he had stolen the    precious diamond at first,  he ________ and admitted    everything when he was shown the videotape.

A．broke off	B．broke away
C．broke down	D．broke into

Answer 1

C

选C　考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管犯罪嫌疑人一开始拒绝承认偷了这颗贵重的钻石，但当他看到监控录像时他精神崩溃并承认了一切。根据句意可知，应选break down“(健康、精神) 垮掉”。break off“中止，中断”；break away“强行逃脱”；break into“闯入”。