Eventually, the President had to leave office public pressure in order to ease the tensio

Eventually, the President had to leave office public pressure in order to ease the tension of the situation.
A. in favor of
B. in response to
C. in return for
D. in honour of

A. in favor of(答案→)B. in response toC. in return forD. in honour of解析：考查短语辨析。in favor of 支持，赞同，有利于 in response to 对…做出反应in return for作为....的报答 in honour of 以纪念.. 根据句意选择B。

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