问题
选择题
All the efforts finally ______ in 2009, when the band’s first album won lots of awards.
A．took off
B．turned off
C．set off
D．paid off
答案
D
考查动词短语辨别，take off：拿走, 取下，脱去，起飞；turn off：关掉；set off出发；动身；pay off ：成功；奏效；达到目的。