问题
选择题
The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ____ get out .
A．had to
B．would
C．could
D．was able to
答案
答案：D
could 与 was able to 的区别，was able to 除了与 could 一样表示“能……”外，还有如下意义：managed to do sth 或 succeeded in doing sth , 意即成功地做了某事、设法做成了某事。根据语境，显然选D。