As poor people in one of the poorest countries, they had been tr

As poor people in one of the poorest countries, they had been trying to （）as much food as possible for the winter.
A、process
B、hoard
C、preserve
D、retain
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：本题考查动词辨析。process：处理，加工; hoard：贮藏；preserve：保护；retain：保持，保留。根据后面的宾语“food”可知，B选项“贮藏”最符合句意。句意：作为最贫穷国家之一的穷人，他们一直试图为冬天储存尽可能多的食物。