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

It [the first week’s payment] represented a week of very hard work—so hard that it might have been described as slavery if it hadn’t been

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

It [the first week’s payment] represented a week of very hard work—so hard that it might have been described as slavery if it hadn’t been for its aim and end.（）

A.

…the aim of this slave-­driving work was hard to describe.

B.

…the extremely hard work made it unacceptable for any payment.

C.

…but for the pay, I wouldn’t have been able to do such heavy work.

D.

…if it hadn’t been for the high pay, I wouldn’t have accepted such heavy work. 

正确答案是C