[答案] A. extinguish.

　　[注释] extinguish (=put out) vt. 扑灭 (火焰等) 。Stop the fire 虽然也可以搭配, 但按本句题意用extinguish 为最佳。

　　[答案] B. anything but.

　　[注释] anything but (=far from being) 根本不; The boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they

　　were called to the office. (=They were unhappy and afraid.) nothing but 只不过; Don't have him for a friend; he's nothing but a criminal.

　　(不要把他当朋友, 他只不过是个罪犯。) I have nothing but two dollars. (我只有2 美元。) above all 最重要的。rather than 而不是.

　　[答案] C. written off. [注释] write off 报废,

　　[答案] B. ever so.

　　[注释]ever so (=very) 非常; It's ever so cold.与名词搭配时则用ever such, 如：She's ever such a nice girl. (她是一位非常好的姑娘。)

　　even so (=although that is true, nevertheless; still) 即使如此：The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. (=The fire

　　was out, but the smell was still there.)

　　[答案] B. effect. [注释]take effect 生效。