问题补充：
They gave a banquet(宴会) the guests from Britain.
A. in honor of
B. in celebration of
C. in search of
D. in favor of
答案：
(答案→)A. in honor of
B. in celebration of
C. in search of
D. in favor of
解析：考察介词短语辨析。A向…表示敬意；B庆祝；C寻找；D支持；句意：他们举行了宴会向来自英国的尊贵的客人表示敬意。根据句意说明A正确。
