单选题 When Mr. Green was away on business, his neighbor gave his wife a(n) ______ with the housework.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] give sb a hand为固定搭配，意为“给予某人帮助”，故C为答案。而give aid to sb为固定搭配，意为“向某人提供帮助”，故排除A；而B．help一般不与give搭配；D．lift意为“免费乘车”，与题意不符，故排除。