Question

–You’re coughing badly, Martin. Why not give up smoking?

--Give up smoking? Easier said than done, Amy. Once you _________ the habit of smoking, it is very had for you to _________.

A. keep up; break it away          

B. take up; drop it out

C. pick up; get rid of it              

D. build up; do away with it

Answer

C

【解析】本题考查动词短语辨析。句意是：“--马丁，你咳嗽得很厉害，为什么不戒烟呢？”“--戒烟？说起来容易做起来难，艾米。你一旦养成了这个习惯，就很难戒掉。”pick up在此句中表示“养成；形成”；keep up表示“保持”；take up表示“从事”；build up表示“发展，增大”；break away表示“脱离”；drop out表示“退出”；get rid of表示“摆脱，除去”；do away with表示“摆脱；废除，取消”。