When Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a modest house at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, to work out the terms for the （） of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, a great chapter in American life came to a close, and a

When Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a modest house at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, to work out the terms for the （） of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, a great chapter in American life came to a close, and a great new chapter began.
A.surrender
B.retreat
C.resign
D.abandon
E.defeat
正确答案：surrender