2019 · Q98
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space.
You were going to apply for the job, and then you decided not to. So what _____ ?
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aput you off
- Bput you out
- Cturned you off
- Dturned you away
Explanation
"Put someone off (doing) something" means to discourage them from it — exactly the sense of deciding not to apply for the job. "Turned you off" means repelled or disgusted, which does not fit abandoning a job application; "put you out" (inconvenienced) and "turned you away" (rejected) are likewise wrong. Hence (A).