Tom was thinking about how to explain to the teacher why he was late for class, when a good idea him.
A. happened
B. brought
C. occurred
D. struck
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A. happened
B. brought
C. occurred
(答案→)D. struck
解析：考查固定句式。固定句式：sth occur to sb=sth strike sb某人突然想起某事；句意：Tom正在思考如何向老师解释他迟到的原因，在这时他突然想起了一个好的主意。故D正确。