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
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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。