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。