Question

2. He is desperately trying to rent a house at any        to get his family indoors,he says,but there's little left on the market.

   A. sense   B. rate

   C. charge   D. favour

Answer 1

2. B句意为："他拼了命地想租到一间房子，无论是什么样的价位都好。好让他的家人住进屋里,但市场上几乎已经没有了。"at any rate"无论如何"，符合题意。