听力原文：To the chairperson's surprise, better than half of the committee was absent, whic

h accounted for her decision to call off the meeting this morning.

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A．The better members decided to cancel the meeting.

B．Less than half of the committee was away on business trips.

C．It'd be better if no one had attended this morning's committee meeting.

D．The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance.