Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom/phrase from the options given below.

The rescuers worked hard for the first few days after the massive landslide, but then they __________ when they were unable to find any more survivors.

  1. lost heart

  2. took heart

  3. searched their heart

  4. broke their heart

  5. had a change of heart

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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. To lose heart is to become discouraged. The rescuers worked hard for the first few days after the massive landslide, but then they lost heart when they were unable to find any more survivors.