When people want to relax themselves, they prefer ________ TV or listen to music rather than ________ newspapers.
A.watching; read
B.watching; to read
C.to watch; read
D.to watch; reading
答案:C
题目分析:prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”词结构中要求前后动词都用原形,结合语境可知选C。
点评:prefer的用法比较复杂,需要注意的是prefer A to B 与prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.的含义相同,结构不同。解答此类题型需要注意的是后面搭配对象的不同。