Question

 The increasing number of cars on the road _______ traffic. This was the reason why we couldn’t get here on time.

A．choked back	B．choked down
C．choked out	D．choked up with

Answer 1

D

D 本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：道路上不断增加的车辆阻碍了交通，这便是我们没有按时赶到这里的原因。这里D项解释为“阻塞”。