Failed to find

[Nurana Guliyeva]

Test No. incompl/inter-6 "The Farmer and his Sons", question 9

However long they dug and however hard they worked, they ......... to find the smallest bit of treasure.

(a) lacked
(b) missed
(c) avoided
(d) failed

Test No. incompl/inter-6 "The Farmer and his Sons", answer 9

However long they dug and however hard they worked, they failed to find the smallest bit of treasure.

Correct answer: (d) failed
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i couldn't find an answer to this question, pls exlpain this for me.

THX

[Alan]

This means they didn't succeed in finding.
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