单选题 The pursuit was ______ when it was clear that we had won the day.
A. called for B. called forth C. called off D. called up

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】(call off取消)。句意为：追捕取消了，因为我们显然取得了胜利。A．call for需要，提倡，号召；B．call forth唤起，引起；D．call up召唤，使人想起。