问题
选择题
Mr. White preferred ______at home with his children rather than ____ out for Christmas.
A.to stay; to go
B.stay; go
C.to stay; go
D.stay; to go
答案
答案:C
题目分析:句意:怀特先生宁愿和孩子们呆在家里也不愿出去过圣诞节。这里是preferto do rather than do宁愿做前面的事而不愿做后面的事。这是固定短语。故选C。
点评:本题难度适中。在这个短语中的prefer to do rather than do,rather than do也可放在句首;还有prefer doing to doing宁愿做前面的事而不愿做后面的事,注意它们的不同用法及区别。
即学即练:I prefer ______ there rather than______ a bus.
A. to walk; to take B. walk; take
C. to walk; take D. walk; to take
解析:C。句意:与其坐公共汽车去,还不如走路去。