Question

—The meeting _______ because of the smog in Northern China last week.

—Oh, it’s too bad! We should take action to improve the air quality.

A. is put out           B. was put down

C. is put away          D. was put off

Answer

D

【解析】

试题分析：句意：－上一周因为中国北方的雾霾，会议推迟了。－哦，真糟糕。我们应该采取行动提高空气质量。Put out扑灭；put down放下；put away把……收起来；put off推迟，拖延。因为恶劣的天气，会议推迟。故选D。

考点：考查动词短语辨析。