单选题 In 1844, Charles Sturt, a British soldier and colonial administrator, made an expedition ______ a supposed inland sea; his party penetrated more than 1000 miles northward, almost to the center of Australia.

A. in quest of
B. with regard to
C. in favor of
D. by way of

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 各项的意思为：in quest of探索，寻求；with regard to关于；in favor of赞同，有利于；by way of经由，作为，为了。