Soon,Americans hope,the rains will return and ease the hardship ________ U.S.farmers.
问题描述：
Soon,Americans hope,the rains will return and ease the hardship ________ U.S.farmers.
A) face
B) faces
C) facing
D) to face
答
C) facing
不久,美国人希望,雨水会返回,并且缓解美国农民面临着的困境.
因为
return and ease 是谓语,所以后面只能是非谓语,分词形式.