I _______ the rush-hour traffic so much that I often avoid it by

I _______ the rush-hour traffic so much that I often avoid it by coming late to work.
A、fear
B、horror
C、frighten
D、dread
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：fear n. 恐惧；horror n. 恐怖；frighten 使惊吓；dread 惧怕根据题意，此处缺谓语动词，AB排除，frighten 后接人，D dread 符合题意