Question

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

Answer 1

C

四個選項分別表示搜尋、負責、受……支配和作為……結果，根據題意選C，除缺少食物和水之外，海地的生存者還受制于可怕地瘟疫。