问题
选择题
Parents，of course，will do everything they could to________their children from harm.
A．defend
B．convince
C．overcome
D．reduce
答案
答案：A
考查动词词义辨析。句意为：父母当然会尽其所能来保护他们的孩子免受伤害。defend保护，保卫；convince使相信；overcome克服；reduce减少。
答案： A