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正确答案：C
解析：由选项关键词careful consideration定位到第九段“we turned down a narrow lane and started looking for a suitable place for tea”可知我们在一路寻找合适的地方；又从后文“each one that we saw had its drawbacks”可看出我们在比较这些地方，考虑它们各自的优缺点后，再作决定，故应该是“careful consideration”。