The chairman asked me to the report because he didn't want to speak for too long at this

问题补充：

The chairman asked me to the report, because he didn want to speak for too long at this meeting.

A. cut out

Bcut in

C. cut off

D. cut down

答案：

A. cut out

B. cut in

C. cut off

(答案→)D. cut down

解析：考查词组：A. cut out剪去B. cut in插话C．cut off切断D．cut down减少，句意：主席让我把报告减少，因为他不想在会议上讲太多时间。选D。