— I' m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have（）.
— So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.
A. broken up
B. finished up
C. divided up
D. closed up
参考答案：A
解析：
动词短语辨析break up“断绝关系”；finish up“结果成为，最终到来”；divide up“分担，分配，分享”；close up“(伤口)愈合”。
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