–Have you heard of the big fire last night? Yes. The firemen struggled against it for a

问题补充：

–Have you heard of the big fire last night?

--Yes. The firemen struggled against it for about 35 minutes and the fire at last.

A. gave up

B. gave out

C. put out

D. put up

答案：

A. gave up

B. gave out

(答案→)C. put out

D. put up

解析：考查词组辨析。give up放弃；give out发出；put out 扑灭；put up搭建。根据句意选C。