Question

【题目】Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to________his courage.

A. keep up B. hold up

C. take up D. set up

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】考查词组辨析。句意：独自在黑暗中行走，小男孩打着口哨给自己壮胆。keep up one's courage意为“鼓足勇气，不丧胆”。hold up举起，支撑；take up从事，占据；set up建立，创立。故选A。