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The Israelis and the Palestians________to teach each other's attacks more severely each time.
A.replied B.responded

答案是B
A为什么不行呢?reply to sth也有“对..作出反应”的意思啊~?

解答:

reply to sth 的意思是 to say or to write sth as an answer to sb/sth,所以它对事物或者人的反应是指以语言或者书信的方式进行的,所以选择B。B除了有A的意思外,还有一个意思是 to do sth as a reaction to sth that sb has said or done.所以,这两个词在意思上,B包含A

参考oxford advanced learner's dictionary