单选题
The effectiveness of government depends on the willingness of the governed to give up some degree of freedom and______the laws in return for the assurance of an orderly existence.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：本题考查动词短语词义辨析。根据depends on the willingness of the governed(依靠被统治者的意愿)判断，本空所填短语应与give up并列，前一个为放弃部分自由，后一个应为诉诸法律，resort to意为“诉诸”，符合语义，故答案为[B]项。profit by意为“得益于”；conform to意为“遵守，适应，顺从”；abide by意为“遵守，履行”。