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The old couple were not rich themselves, but they hated to turn away anyone who were____ food and shelter.

at the mercy of

on the point of 　

with the exception of 　

in need of

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D选项，句意：那对老夫妻自己并不富有，但他们不却不愿拒绝帮助那些需要食宿的人。“in need of”含义为“需要……”综上，D选项正确。

A选项，“at the mercy of”含义为“在……支配中”，故排除。

B选项，“on the point of”含义为“正要……时……”，故排除。

C选项，“with the exception of”含义为“除……之外”，故排除。

故正确答案为D项。

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If you are entitled to sickness______, you must claim it from your employer.

budget

allowance

wage

income

Around two o’clock every night, Sue will start talking in her dream. It somewhat ________ us.

bothers

had bothered

would bother

bothered

It will be at least 10 days _______they finish cleaning up the typhoon-stricken village.

until

before

since

when

——What should we pay more attention to if we go camping in the mountains?

——Nothing special. Take a special pair of glasses _______ the wind there is strong and cold.

even if

in case

providing that

so long as

This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _______ both wind resistant and adapted to the same type of soil.

being

been

to be

having been