[求助]GWD-1-Q34

Although
people in France consume
fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United
States, their death rates from heart disease are far
lower in France.

A.   people
in France consume fatty
foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their

B.   people
in France and the United States
consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the

C.   fatty
foods are consumed by people in France
at a comparable rate to the United
  States’s, their

D.  the
rate of fatty foods consumed in France
and the United States
is about the same, the

E.   the
rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the

答案是B，我觉得划线部分后面的主语应该是US啊，可是B的the能代表什么呢？我觉得选C，虽然知道被动语态不太好，但是意思也很清楚啊。请大家帮忙~~