单选题 Some boys took chemicals like soda and iodoform powder because ______.

A、 they liked to set up stalls in the marked and sell things, like traders
B、 they were too poor to buy things like soap and medicine
C、 they wanted money and could sell such things quickly
D、 they needed things like soap and medicine for sores

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】soda和iodoform是穷孩子拿的东西，他们took only things of strict commercial interest which could be sold easily in the market．正是因为soda，iodoform power有用处，比较好卖，这些孩子才拿这些东西，因此此题应选C。