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The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.
A.at lengthB.at lastC.at stakeD.at ease
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。
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