Question

The little child ________ get what he wanted at last and felt very happy.

A．tried to

B．failed to

C．managed to

D．succeeded to

Answer 1

C

试题分析：句意：那个小孩最后设法得到他想要的并且感觉很高兴。try to do试图；fail to do没有做成；manage to do设法做成某事；succeed to 继承，继任。根据句意故选C。
点评：本题难度适中。动词短语的考查是近几年高考的热点，命题者主要考查对知识点的再现，需要考生理解语境才能做出正确的判断。这里try to试图做，但不强调结果如何；manage to do强调结果是做成了某事。
即学即练：He fired but his pistol ________ go off.
A. tried to     B. failed to     C. managed to    D. succeeded to
解析：B。句意：他试图开枪，但没有打响。