单选题
The old couple were not rich themselves, but they hated to turn away anyone who were____ food and shelter.
Aat the mercy of
Bon the point of
Cwith the exception of
Din need of
正确答案
答案解析
本题考查介词词组词义辨析 D选项,句意:那对老夫妻自己并不富有,但他们不却不愿拒绝帮助那些需要食宿的人。“in need of”含义为“需要……”综上,D选项正确。 A选项,“at the mercy of”含义为“在……支配中”,故排除。 B选项,“on the point of”含义为“正要……时……”,故排除。 C选项,“with the exception of”含义为“除……之外”,故排除。 故正确答案为D项。