单选题 There was a large crowd in the square ______ against the Iraq war.
A. promoting B. protecting
C. preventing D. protesting

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[考点] 动词辨异。promote促进，提升；protect保护；prevent防止，预防；protest against/about...抗议，主张。据文意，选D。