问题
选择题
It is __________ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending on trying to make people ___________ after they are ill.
A．good ; good
B．well; better
C．better; better
D．better ; good
答案
C
本句为复合句，it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式短语to spend … 。rather than是固定短语，意为“与其说……，不如说……”。其句意为：与其把钱花在让人康复上，倒不如将钱花在通过提升健康的生活来预防疾病。