One of the greatest benefits of stamp-collecting is that they are based on common interests,________ appearance,age or wealth.
A.other than
B.or rather
C.rather than
D.instead
C
题目分析:考查than的短语辨析。A除…之外;B更准确的说;C而不是;D相反;句意:集邮的最大的好处之一就是他们都是以共同的兴趣爱好为基础的,而不是外貌,年龄或者财富。根据句意说明C正确。
点评:本题考查了than在句中的短语辨析。Than的短语在高考中考查的频率非常高,本题的AB项是常考的内容。