All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were _____, and he died soon.

A. in place B. in return C. in vain D. in ruins

 

C

【解析】

試題分析：A. in place在適當?shù)奈恢茫?/span>B. in return做為回報，C. in vain徒勞，D. in ruins成為廢墟，句意：所有的救援著火的房子里面孩子的努力都徒勞，他很快就死了。根據(jù)句意選C。

考點：考查介詞短語

 

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