—What was it that caused the party to be...

—What was it that caused the party to be put off?

—________ the invitations.

A．Because Tom delayed sending

B．Tom delayed to send

C．That Tom delayed sending

D．Tom delayed sending

C 【解析】考查强调句的简略回答。问句是强调句型，被强调部分是主语，所以答话人回答的是主语部分。将答语补充完整应为“That Tom delayed sending the invitations caused the party to be put off.”，这里that不能省略。

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