Two hours later, people from the building on fire. A. tried to escape B. managed to escape C. could escape D. tried escape 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Two hours later, people ___________ from the building on fire.

A. tried to escape B. managed to escape C. could escape D. tried escape

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【解析】考查短语，try to do sth 试着做某事；managed to do sth 设法做好，想办法做到某事，句意是两个小时后，人们终于从着火的房子里逃出来了。故选B

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