单选题 The boy could not______himself to the failure; he did not believe that was his lot.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：句意：那男孩没有向失败屈服，他不相信这是他的命运。submit“使屈服，服从”；commit“犯罪，把……交托给”；transmit“传播，传输，发送”；permit“许可，允许”。根据句意，本题答案为A。