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

这题考查词组辨析:第一空考查pick up“染上”,第二空考查get rid of “戒掉”，句意是;一旦你染上了抽烟的习惯，就很难戒掉选C。