问题
选择题
–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
答案：C
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。