Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentence or the italicized part.

Food was short; his vegetable garden became less a hobby than a necessity.（）

Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentence or the italicized part.

Food was short; his vegetable garden became less a hobby than a necessity.（）

A.

…he was forced by hard life to give up his hobby.

B.

…he considered it most necessary to keep his hobby.

C.

…he was interested in growing vegetables in the garden.

D.

…he grew vegetables in the garden mainly for food supply.

正确答案是D