---Do you know why Jeff resigned from the firm?
---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：考查动词词组： A. put down放下，记下，B. broke down破裂，垮掉，抛锚，C. cut down砍倒，减少，D. turned down拒绝，句意：--你知道Jeff为什么从公司辞职？--他坚持要提高工资，但是被拒绝了。选D。