the girl worked very hard and___ in winning the first place in her class.
问题描述：
the girl worked very hard and___ in winning the first place in her class.
答
朋友!
这里我觉得应该是 maintained（维持,保持） !
maintain in ：保持；维持
翻译：这位姑娘学习努力,保持拿班里的第一.
我补充一下我的回答,因为没有语境,我觉得可以填的词不只maitained,还有prided,succeeded等等,仅供参考.
不懂继续问.