单选题
In 1844, Charles Stun, a British soldier and colonial administrator, made an ex pedition_______a supposed inland sea; his party penetrated more than 1,000 miles northward, almost to the center of Australia. A. in quest of I3. with regard to C. in favor of D. by way of
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题中，A项“in quest of探索，寻求”符合题意。其他三项“with regard to关于；in favor of赞同，有利于；by way of经由，作为，为了”都不正确。