问题补充:
Last year was a hard time to my friend Jim, but he didn’t hope.
A. pick up
B. use up
C. put up
D. give up
答案:
A. pick up
B. use up
C. put up
(答案→)D. give up
解析:词语辨析。pick up捡起,(用车)接某人;use up用完;put up张贴,举起;giveup放弃。句意:对我的朋友吉姆来说,去年是个困难时期,但是他没有放弃希望。故选D。