<p><strong>Directions: Choose the suitable phrasal verb for the blank in the sentence below.</strong></p> <p>I _______ my hopes when untimely rain threatened my crops.</p>
"Give up" means to stop hoping or trying, to abandon something.
"I gave up my hopes when untimely rain threatened my crops."
Gave in means surrendered, gave out means distributed or stopped working, and gave off means emitted.
Answer: (C) gave up
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