单选题 Few houses in this district _______ the terrible earthquake and many people were killed.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词词义辨析。last做动词时一般为不及物动词，意为“持续，坚持”；survive后一般接天灾人祸的名词，意为“(在危险、事故等中)幸免遇难”；deserve意为“应该得到”；pass意为“通过”。根据句意，故选B。