When she heard the sad news of her family the lady.A. broke downB. broke outC. broke upD.

问题补充：

When she heard the sad news of her family, the lady.

A. broke down

B. broke out

C. broke up

D. broke into

答案：

(答案→)A. broke down

B. broke out

C. broke up

D. broke into

解析：短语辨析，四个选项分别表示失败衰弱、爆发、结束破碎和打断闯入，根据题意，当听到这个关于她家的伤心地消息时，这位女士昏了过去。选A。