Everybody thought the battle would be . And they were right. A. losingB. missingC. lostD.

问题补充：

Everybody thought the battle would be . And they were right.

A. losing

B. missing

C. lost

D. missed

答案：

A. losing

B. missing

(答案→)C. lost

D. missed

解析：考查动词：A. lose输了，丢了， miss错过，词组lose the battle战败；battle作主语，应该是be lost。句意：大家都认为战役要打败了，他们是对的。选C。