单选题 As the debate of women's rights continued, the women's movement began to {{U}}gain ground{{/U}}, but soon it received a major setback.

A、 get floor
B、 obtain profit
C、 get a place
D、 go forward

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[分析] 习语辨析 gain．ground开始接纳，变得更成功了；例：His theories gradually gained ground among academics．他的理论逐渐被学术界所接纳。而A．get the floor得到发言权；B．obtain profit得到好处；C．get a place得到职位，获得前三名(指赛马)；D．go forward(朝着更大的进步，发展和改进的方向)前进。所以答案为D。