As prices too much in town he decided to go to the countryside and make a living by sheep

问题补充：

As prices too much in town, he decided to go to the countryside and make a living by sheep.

A. raised; raising

B. rose; rising

C. raised; rising

D. rose; raising

答案：

A. raised; raising

B. rose; rising

C. raised; rising

(答案→)D. rose; raising

解析：考查rise与raise；rise上升，上涨；是不及物动词。Raise提高；养育；筹集；By后面接动名词，表示以某种手段，方法。句意：随着城里物价的上升，他决定到乡下，靠养羊来谋生。根据句意说明D正确。