单选题 We were to have met them next Thursday, and then to have gone for a ramble together, but for some reason they have______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：cry out“大声呼喊，大声抱怨”；cry off“取消前约，打退堂鼓”；cry for“迫切需要，恳求”；cry down“贬低”。根据题意可知，开始我们有很多约定好的计划，but一词提示后面的意思是取消。故其他三个选项均不符合逻辑，正确答案为A。