问题补充:
Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had two days before.
A. broken off
B. passed off
C. given away
D. passed away
答案:
A. broken off
B. passed off
C. given away
(答案→)D. passed away
解析:pass away(=die)死亡,是“死亡”的委婉语。
break off中断;give away给掉;泄露;pass off中止,中断。