The way I thought of _____ the animal was of great value.

The way I thought of _____ the animal was of great value.
A、protecting
B、protect
C、being protected
D、to protect
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：The way to do sth是做某事的方法的意思。 I thought of做后置定语修饰the way，即 我想出的保护动物的方法是很有价值的