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】：D
【题目解析】：
注意理解less… than的意思, 不是…更是..所以句子意思是，由于食物短缺，他的菜园不再是个人爱好了，而成为了必需品。因此不难看出选D. 选自下册第四课。