【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 划线词组意为：废除，去掉。A项get rid of意为：摆脱，除去；如：How can you get rid of a bad habit?你怎样才能改掉一个坏习惯呢?B项set up意为：建立，装配；例：A mental hospital has just been set up here.这里刚刚建成一座精神病医院。C项repair意为：修理，补救；例：A woman drove her car to the garage to have it repaired.一位女士把车开到修理厂修理。D项paint意为：绘画，描绘；例：We paint a different picture.我们描绘的图画与众不同。故本题选A。