Question

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

Answer 1

答案C
考查介词短语的用法。句意：农民们比城里人更渴望鱼，因为雨水对农民来说关系更大。at stake(="to" be won or lost; risked, depending upon the result of sth.)在危险中；利害攸关符合句意； at last最终；at length详细地；at ease安详，自在，随便，不拘束。