问题补充:
Rather than at home alone, Little Tom go to the cinema that day.
A. stay; preferred
B. to stay; prefers to
C. stay; preferred to
D. stay; prefers to
答案:
A. stay; preferred
B. to stay; prefers to
(答案→)C. stay; preferred to
D. stay; prefers to
解析:考察固定搭配。固定搭配prefer to do A rather than do B宁愿做A不做B;本题只是把rather than do B提前。故C正确。