Question

George Washington selected the city the site of the US capital, but the name “District of Columbia” was chosen ________ Christopher Columbus.

A．in return for

B．in the case of

C．in the eyes of

D．in honor of

Answer 1

D

考查短语辨析，in return for作为回报，in the case of应把the 去掉，意为以免，in the eyes of在某人眼里看来，in honor of为了纪念，根据语境是为了纪念Christopher Columbus，所以选D。