The athlete's years of hard working when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.
A. went on
B. got over
C. ended up
D. paid off
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A. went on
B. got over
C. ended up
(答案→)D. paid off
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：当那位运动员最终获得奥运会金牌时，她多年的努力有了回报。A继续；B克服；C结束；D偿清，回报。故选D。