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A. cut off
B. cut away
C. cut out
(答案→)D. cut down
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：主席要我把报告缩短，因为他在这次会议上不想讲太久。cut out v. 切掉，裁剪出，取代，停止；cut off v. 切断，断绝，剥夺继承权；cut up v. 切碎，抨击，歼灭，使丧气；cut down裁短；减少；把…砍倒[割掉]；<非正>驳倒。如：If you spend more than your ine, can you try to cut down?
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