[单项选择]A) instead of C) more than
B) rather than D) far from


A. instead of
B. rather than
C. more than
D. far from

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Motorists would rather pay more tax than lose the place in the corporate pecking order conferred on them by their company cars. And it is the company car — which accounts for half of all new motor sales each year — which continues to be the key method of measuring your progress up the greasy pole. Although a Roll-Royce or Bentley is the ultimate success symbol, a Jaguar is still desired by most top directors, according to the survey by top people’s pay and perks experts at the Monks Partnership.About 40 per cent of company cars are perks rather than necessities for the job, even though the average company car driver with a 1, 500cc engine is paying more than three times as much in tax compared to a decade ago. Average cash allowances for a company car rise from ￡1,500 for those whose job requires them to have four wheels, to ￡4,000 for chief executives. For company chairmen, the BMW 7 series and Jaguar’s Daimler Double Six top the list of favored cars, wit
A. discusses patterns in company car use.
B. advertises famous British company cars.
C. recommends inexpensive company cars.
D. introduces different models of cars.

[单项选择]The bold soldier would rather die than （） to these cruel enemies.
A. to yield
B. yield
C. yielding
D. have yielded

[单项选择]I' d rather read than watch television; the programs seem ______ all the time.
A. to get worse
B. to be getting worse
C. to have got worse
D. getting worse

[单项选择]I'd rather read than watch television; the programs seem ______ all the time.
A. to get worse
B. getting worse
C. to have got worse
D. to be getting worse

[单项选择]I would rather die than______.
A. to yield
B. yield
C. yielding
D. have yielded

[单项选择]I'd rather sleep than watching TV; the programs seem ______ all the time.
A. to get worse
B. to have got worse
C. to be getting worse
D. getting worse

[单项选择]The gale has rather increased than shown any ______ of abating.
A. badge
B. mark
C. token
D. symptom

[单项选择]You'd rather work than play, ______

[单项选择]The bold soldier would rather die than ______ to these cruel enemies.
A. to yield
B. yielding
C. yield
D. have yielded

[单项选择]She'd rather read than ______ television; she doesn't like the programs at all.
A. watching
B. to watch
C. watch
D. watches

[单项选择]Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them.
A. control
B. contribute
C. convey
D. contact