Question

Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award____ him.

A. in honor of      B. instead of      C. on behalf of      D. for lack of

Answer 1

C

解析:

句意： 遗憾地是，乔治今天不能和我们在一起了，所以我很高兴代表他来领奖。on behalf of“代表……一方；作为……的代言人”；in honor of“纪念……；祝贺……；向……致敬”；instead of“代替”；for lack of“因缺乏”。根据语境，只有C项符合题意。