单选题
In fear for their lives and in______ of their freedom, thousands of enslaved women and children fled to the Northern States on the eve of the American Civil War.(2007年中国科学院考博试题)
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：way方法；view观点；vision光景，视野；pursuit追求。In pursuit of their freedom表示追求他们的自由，所以答案是D项。