Owing to some unexpected occurence, the work he had devoted himself . (end)因为某种意想不到的事情.他一直致力于的工作以彻底的失败而告终. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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1. Owing to some unexpected occurence, the work he had devoted himself . (end)

因为某种意想不到的事情，他一直致力于的工作以彻底的失败而告终。

1. to ended in total failure考查end和devote的用法。endinfailure以失败而告终。因为描述过去发生的事情，所以用一般过去时。"致力于"的英语对应说法为devotesth.to。因题干中未给出to，所以答案就是to ended in total failure

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