Question

 -  Did you hear a terrible fire happened in the hotel near our school last night?

    -  Yes, it took the firemen an hour to_______ the fire.

A. put out                 B. put down            C. put on                 D. put off

Answer

A

【解析】

试题分析：句意：你听说昨天晚上在我们学校附近的旅馆里发生了一起严重的火灾吗？是的，这场大火花费了消防官兵一个多小时才扑灭。 put out 意为“扑灭，浇灭”；put down意为“放下，镇压”；put on意为“穿上，带上”；put off意为“推迟”；故选A。

考点：考查动词短语的词义辨析。