To our joy only a small number of people voted against it and the majority were it. A. i

问题补充：

To our joy, only a small number of people voted against it, and the majority were it.

A. in honor of

B. in place of

C. in favor of

D. in memory of

答案：

A. in honor of

B. in place of

(答案→)C. in favor of

D. in memory of

解析：考查短语辨析。in honor of 为了纪念，in place of 代替，in favor of 支持，in memory of 纪念，句意：使我们高兴的是，只有少数人投票反对，大多数支持。所以选C。