Question

The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone________get out.(全国)

A．had to	B．would
C．was able to	D．could

Answer 1

C

考查could和was able to的区别。could表示有某种能力；was able to表示经过努力能够做到，强调成功。句意：大火很快蔓延了整个宾馆，但是大家都成功地离开了。根据语境可知，强调成功地逃出，故选C。