Question

–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

Answer 1

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。