单选题 People have ______ poverty and now they live happy lives.
A. got tired of B. got up C. got hold of D. got rid of

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 动词词组辨析
[解析] get tired of意为“厌倦，厌烦”；get up意为“起床”；get hold of意为“抓住、把握住”；get rid of意为“摆脱、去掉”。根据题意，故选D。