Question

The Anti-Japanese War ________ in 1937 and it _______ eight years.  

A．was broken out; lasted	B．broke out; lasted
C．break out; lasts	D．broke out; last

Answer 1

B

句意“抗日战争在1937年爆发，持续了8年。”break out“爆发”，不用于被动语态，排除A，C项时态不对；and前后时态要保持一致，D项last不对。故选B。