Question

They took a hell of a risk and suffered a great deal but it______.

A．paid back

B．paid up

C．paid off

D．paid down

Answer 1

C

句意：他们冒了很大的风险,遭了不少罪, 但事情成功了。paid off用作不及物动词短语，意思为“得到好结果；取得成功”。 pay back偿还；pay up全部付清；pay down用现金支付。