Question

Choose the best answer from (A), (B), (C) or (D), to complete the sentences.

My father's doctor has told him to __________ the amount of sugar in his food, so my mother has stopped making any sweets!

• A. Close down
• B. Bend down
• C. Cut down
• D. Ease down

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Cut down

The sentence implies that sugar needs to be reduced in the diet. The right phrase for 'reduce' is 'cut down'. So, the correct answer is C) Cut down.