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 hard 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 1

C

考查動詞短語。pick up在此句中表示“養(yǎng)成；形成”；keep up表示“保持”；take up表示“從事”；build up表示“發(fā)展，增大”；break away表示“脫離”；drop out表示“退出”；get rid of表示“擺脫，除去”；do away with表示“擺脫；廢除，取消”。 句意：——“馬丁，你咳嗽得很厲害，為什么不戒煙呢？”——“戒煙？說起來容易做起來難，艾米。你一旦養(yǎng)成了這個習慣，就很難戒掉�！�