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 1

A

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。