They _______to finish the task before July, but they didn’t make it because of the terrible weather.

A. succeeded     B. managed    C. attempted    D. thought

C


解析:

attempt是指爭取“開始”做某事，不一定完成某事；指具體一次性的嘗試。句意思為:他們試圖在七月以前完成這項任務(wù), 但由于天氣沒有完成。manage指經(jīng)過困難而“設(shè)法對付”含有達(dá)到目的之意。  succeed和 think后不能接不定式, succeed in doing sth , think sb to be…。

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