The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.

A. at length    B. at last    C. at stake    D. at ease

   C. at stake   


解析:

at stake(=to be won or lost; risked, depending upon the result of sth.)在危險中；利害攸關(guān)；His life itself was at stake.(他的生命本身瀕臨危險。);  at last最終；at length詳細地；at ease安詳，自在，隨便，不拘束：She knew he was not at ease.(她知道，他并不自在。) 本題譯文：農(nóng)民們比城里人更渴望魚，因為雨水對農(nóng)民來說關(guān)系更大。

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