By the time the fire-engine arrived, the fire had been put（ ）by the inhabitants.
A、
away
B、
off
C、
down
D、
out
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：
A.put away：把...收拾起来；B.put off：推迟；C.put down：镇压下来；D.put out：扑灭，这里说的是火，所以是扑灭火，选D。句意：消防车到达时，居民们已经把火扑灭了。
By the time the fire-engine arrived, the fire had been put（ ）by the inhabitants.
By the time the fire-engine arrived, the fire had been put（ ）by the inhabitants.
away
off
down
out
A.put away：把...收拾起来；B.put off：推迟；C.put down：镇压下来；D.put out：扑灭，这里说的是火，所以是扑灭火，选D。句意：消防车到达时，居民们已经把火扑灭了。