问题
单项选择题
Thousands of people turned out into the streets to () against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.
A. contradict
B. reform
C. counter
D. protest
答案
参考答案：D
解析：
protest against为固定搭配，表示“抗议，反对，对……表示不满”，用在此处符合要求。因此，正确答案为D。