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

考查短語辨析，in return for作為回報，in the case of應把the 去掉，意為以免，in the eyes of在某人眼里看來，in honor of為了紀念，根據語境是為了紀念Christopher Columbus，所以選D。