【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] acknowledge意为“答谢，表示感谢”，常与with或by连用，如：His long service with the company was acknowledged with a present．公司送他一份礼物，答谢他对公司的长期服务。express作“表达”讲，是及物动词，要直接跟宾语，如：She expressed her thanks．她表达了她的谢意。confess意为“承认，招认”，如：The prisoner has confessed her crime．囚犯已经供认她的罪行。verify则意为“证实，核实”，如：Before the bank was willing to lend him money, it verified that he was the true owner of the house．银行在放贷之前首先要证实他确实就是房主。