单选题
The puritan army executed the king, abolished the House of Lords, got the House of Commons to ______ England a "commonwealth", or republic.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[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。