问题补充:
–Have you heard of the big fire last night?
--Yes. The firemen struggled against it for about 35 minutes and the fire at last.
A. gave up
B. gave out
C. put out
D. put up
答案:
A. gave up
B. gave out
(答案→)C. put out
D. put up
解析:考查词组辨析。give up放弃;give out发出;put out 扑灭;put up搭建。根据句意选C。