语法与词汇 38.The puritan army executed the king, abolished the House of Lords, got the House of Commons to______England a "commonwealth", or republic.

A、 proclaim
B、 reclaim
C、 exclaim
D、 declaim

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】B项的“proclaim宣布”符合题意，如：The ringing bells proclaimed the news of the birth of the prince．(钟声宣告了王子的诞生。)其他三项“reclaim开垦；exclaim惊叫；declaim朗读，朗诵”都不正确。