Jack was sure that the proposal would be _____ by the public.

Jack was sure that the proposal would be _____ by the public.
A、received
B、taken
C、adapted
D、accepted
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：本题考查动词词义辨析。A.receive：收到；B.take：拿；C.adapt:适应；D,accept:接受。根据题意，“杰克确信这项提议一定会被人们接受。”receive只强调收到，没有收下，接受，认可的意思，而accept表示收到并且接受，故更适合题意。答案为D。