Everybody thought the battle would be . And they were right.
A. losing
B. missing
C. lost
D. missed
网友回答
A. losing
B. missing
(答案→)C. lost
D. missed
解析：句意：大家都认为战争可能战败，他们是对的。A. losing失去； B. missing失踪； C. lost是lose的过去分词； D. missed错过。这里lose the battle战败，这里是被动关系，故选C。