<span>The mountaineers are desperately short of food and medical supplies. <u>Moreover</u>, they are likely to be stranded for another week until the weather clears. The correct answer is B. moreover. These two sentences both show us something bad: not only are the mountaineers in need of food and medical supplies, but on top of that, they will be stranded for a week. A and C do not convey that both situations are horrible, but B does.</span>