【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[理由] 本句测试下列4个均表“说”的动词(tell、speak、say、talk)的用法：
1) tell 表“告诉”，以人作宾语，采用下列结构：
tell sb sth 告诉某人某事
tell sb+that 从句告诉某人……
[例] She tells her child a story each night.
(她每天晚上都告诉她小孩一则故事。)
The boss often tells the employees that they should work hard.
(老板常告诉员工说他们要努力。)
2) speak表“说话”。之后可接语言作宾语，用于下列结构：
speak to sb和某人讲话
speak English/Chinese/French 说英语/汉语/法语
[例] Hold on! John wants to speak to you.
(等一下!约翰想和你讲话。)
John speaks good English.
(约翰说得一口好英语。)
3) say表“说”，之后接words something或nothing作宾语，用于下列结构：
say some words/sth说些话
say nothing 什么话也不说
say+that从句说……
[例] The man sat there without saying anything.
(这名男子坐在那里一言不发。)
He said that he would come back pretty soon.
(他说他很快就会回来了。)
4) talk作不及物动词则表“谈话”：亦可作及物动词，表“说服”，用于下列结构：
talk to/with sb 和某人讲话
talk sb into+V-ing说服某人……
[例] I want to talk to your manager right now.
=I want to speak to your manager night now
(我现在就要和你们的经理谈话。)
We talked him into changing his idea.
=We persuaded him to change his idea
(我们说服他改变想法。)
空格后有us(我们)作宾语，得知空格内应置入told，合乎语意及用法，故(A)应为正选。原句实采用“tell sb+that从句”的句型。