He to swim across the Channel, but they failed because of the terrible weather.
A. succeeded
B. managed
C. attempted
D. thought
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A. succeeded
B. managed
(答案→)C. attempted
D. thought
解析：attempt指试图做某事，不一定做成。句意为: 他试图游过海峡, 但由于天气失败了。manage指经过困难而“设法对付”含有达到目的之意。 succeed和 think的结构分别为： succeed in doing sth , think sb to be…，后面够不能接不定式。