It suddenly ________ her mind that she had long promised to meet a close friend for dinner that night.
句意: 她突然想起来, 很早之前承诺那晚要与一位好友见面并共享晚餐。 hit和strike也可表示想起某事, 但是后面直接跟人。 即hit sb.和strike sb.。 sth. cross one's mind某人突然想起某事。 符合句意, 因此答案为A项。