Almost 300 ships arrived in Victoria in 1852, bringing 100,000 people ______ gold to the colony at the rate of 2,000 a week.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 介词固定搭配。in search of为固定搭配,意为“寻找”。也可以这样搭配:in the search for sth.。没有D项的搭配。