The old man asked the children to to each other near the campfire so that he could start telling his story at once.
A. take up
B. stay up
C. close up
D. turn up
网友回答
A. take up
B. stay up
(答案→)C. close up
D. turn up
解析：考察动词短语辨析。A占据，从事于；开始做；B熬夜；屹立不倒；C靠拢，靠近，聚集；D出现，调高；句意：老人要求孩子们靠拢在一起，聚在火堆旁边，以至于他可以立刻就开始讲故事。根据句意说明C正确。