In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The scenario ________ dramatically today. We have the ________ of powerful Internet monopolies that are much bigger ________ the telcos. Not surprisingly, these companies now see the ________ of monopoly. They would like to combine with telcos to create monopolies for their platforms, ensuring that they control the future of the Internet and freeze their competition ________.
platforms, ensuring that they control the future of the Internet and freeze their competition ________.
- Aoff
- Babout
- Cin
- Dout
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The sentence refers to stopping or preventing competitors from operating or succeeding in the market. The idiomatic phrasal verb meaning to exclude someone or prevent a business competitor from acting by gaining a monopoly or dominant position is "freeze out".
...and freeze their competition out.
...and freeze their competition out.