问题
选择题
My parents expected too much of me. When they heard that I hadn’t passed the college entrance examination, they almost ______.
A．broke up
B．broke down
C．broke off
D．broke out
答案
答案：B
题目分析：句意：我父母对我的希望太多了。当他们听到我没通过大学入学考试时，他们几乎崩溃了。A. broke up结束; （使）破碎; 放假; （使）散开; B. broke down机器、人等垮掉；C. broke off（使）分离; （使）脱离; 停止; 断交; D. broke out爆发。由句意可知选B。
考点: 考查动词短语的用法。