Question

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

A．a(chǎn)t length

B．a(chǎn)t last

C．a(chǎn)t stake

D．a(chǎn)t ease

Answer 1

C

考查介詞短語的用法。句意：農(nóng)民們比城里人更渴望魚，因?yàn)橛晁畬?duì)農(nóng)民來說關(guān)系更大。at stake(="to" be won or lost; risked, depending upon the result of sth.)在危險(xiǎn)中；利害攸關(guān)符合句意； at last最終；at length詳細(xì)地；at ease安詳，自在，隨便，不拘束。