The TV set is already ten years old, so the sound is not as good as before and to make matters worse, the pictures suddenly began to _________ yesterday. A. fade out B. turn out C. drop out D. give out
答案: A 考查动词词组辨析。fade out 意为“(画面)渐隐,变模糊”;而turn out“出席,在场”,drop out“辍学”,give out“用完”,三者的意义与语境不符。