单选题 The meeting was ______ when the chairman suddenly fell ill.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 句意:主席突然病倒了,会议只好中断。动词短语辨析题。cut short意为“中断,打断”;put down意为“放下,记下,镇压”;put off意为“推迟”;set off意为“出发,开始”。