问题
选择题
The athlete’s years of hard training ______ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.
A．cast down
B．got through
C．paid off
D．faded out
答案
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词义辨析。Ａ抛弃，丢下；Ｂ完成；Ｃ努力得到回报；Ｄ渐弱；淡出；结合句意可知Ｃ正确。句意：当他最终获得奥运会金牌的时候，那名运动员多年的努力训练得到了回报。