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

考查动词短语。pick up在此句中表示“养成；形成”；keep up表示“保持”；take up表示“从事”；build up表示“发展，增大”；break away表示“脱离”；drop out表示“退出”；get rid of表示“摆脱，除去”；do away with表示“摆脱；废除，取消”。 句意：——“马丁，你咳嗽得很厉害，为什么不戒烟呢？”——“戒烟？说起来容易做起来难，艾米。你一旦养成了这个习惯，就很难戒掉。”