Question

—I haven’t seen you walk your dog recently? Why?
—Well, I have _______ the habit, as it _______ too much of my spare time.

A．given out; takes for	B．given in; takes for
C．given up; takes up	D．given off; takes up

Answer 1

C

考查短语辨析。“最近不见你遛狗了，为什么？”“噢，我已经戒掉这个习惯了，因为它占用了我大部分的空闲时间。”give out“分发，公布，用尽”；give in“屈服”；give up“放弃”；give off“发出（光、热）”；take... for“认为，以为”；take up“占据”。故选C。