－Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?
－He held out for higher wages, but was in the end.
A. put down
B. broke down
C. cut down
D. turned down
网友回答
A. put down
B. broke down
C. cut down
(答案→)D. turned down
解析：考查词组：A. put down放下B. broke down崩溃，垮了，分解C. cut down砍倒，减少D. turned down声音调低，拒绝，句意：--你知道为什么Michael从委员会辞职啊？--他坚持要更高的工资，被拒绝了。选D。