John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ______ by a heavy storm.

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问题 John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ______ by a heavy storm.

选项 A、kept
B、stopped
C、slowed
D、delayed

答案D

解析 句意为“约翰开商业会议迟到了,因为一场大的暴风雨延误了航班。” [A]项意为“保存,保持”。[B]项表示“阻碍”,[C]项表示“使缓慢,放慢”,[D]项表示“滞留,使延迟”。参考上文的“be late for”,故应选[D]。本题告诉我们平时应该注意区分形似动词的用法。
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