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问题补充：

At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape, he and admitted everything.

A. broke up

B. broke away

C. broke down

D. broke in

答案：

A. broke up

B. broke away

(答案→)C. broke down

D. broke in

解析：考查动词短语的辨析。句意：一开始他拒绝承认偷了，但是当给他看录像的时候，他崩溃了，承认了一切。break down 意为“(健康，精神)跨下来”；break up 意为“分散；拆散”； break away 意为“脱离、摆脱”；break in 意为“中断、破门而入”。选C。