问题
选择题
Apart from the shortage of water and food, the survivors in Haiti are _______the terrible plague(瘟疫).
A.in search of
B.in charge of
C.at the mercy of
D.as a result of
答案
答案:C
四个选项分别表示搜寻、负责、受……支配和作为……结果,根据题意选C,除缺少食物和水之外,海地的生存者还受制于可怕地瘟疫。