单选题 1.  He is trying to do his job well in order to ______ his mistake.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 词义辨析
make out：理解，假装，辨认出；make for：走向，前往，冲向；make up：组成，化妆，编造；make up for：弥补。根据句意可知，选D。
   为了弥补他的过失，他尽力做好他的工作。