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By the time the war ______ most of the people
问题详情
By the time the war ______, most of the people had already left.
A．broke out
B．broke up
C．intervened
D．happen
参考答案
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查动词短语。break out“(不愉快的事情)突然发生，爆发”；break up“打碎，拆散；结束”；intervene“(between)介入，插入；(in)干涉，干预”；happen“(偶然)发生； (to)碰巧”。句意为：战争爆发的时候，大多数人已经离开了。
