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

Food was short; his vegetable garden became less a hobby than a necessity.（ ）

A.
There was not enough food; his vegetable garden became a necessity rather than a hobby.
B.
There was not enough food; his vegetable garden became a hobby.
C.
There was not enough food; his vegetable garden became more a hobby than a necessity.
D.
There was not enough food; his vegetable garden became neither a necessity nor a hobby.