【题目】He did very well, but ______ the record.
A.succeeded in breaking
B.failed to break
C.managed to break
D.tried to break

【答案】B
【解析】A．succeed in sth./doing sth.成功做了某事，或在……成功了；B．fail to do没有做成某事或做了某事失败了；C．manage to do设法做某事；D．try to do尽力做；句意：他做得很出色，但未破记录。根据短语搭配和but表示转折的含义，故选B。