When people want to relax themselves, they prefer TV or listen to music rather than newspapers. A．watching; read B．watching; to read C．to watch; read D．to watch; reading 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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When people want to relax themselves, they prefer ________ TV or listen to music rather than ________ newspapers.

A．watching; read B．watching; to read

C．to watch; read D．to watch; reading

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【解析】

试题分析：prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“宁愿做...而不做...”词结构中要求前后动词都用原形，结合语境可知选C。

考点：固定句式

点评：prefer的用法比较复杂，需要注意的是prefer A to B 与prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.的含义相同，结构不同。解答此类题型需要注意的是后面搭配对象的不同。

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　　Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather(皮革)　　1　　 for others in the street．Tom was also a 　　2　　 boy．One day, a rich man 　　3　　 Miser appeared in front of Tom．

　　He watched his 　　4　　 shoes for a while, and then, looked at Tom．Tom knew this kind of peopl well．They love money but hate to spend it．

　　Tom said, “Let me 　　5　　 your shoes, sir．Only two pence(便土), sir．

　　Mr．Miser shook his head and walked away．

　　Tom thought for a second and then called out, ‘‘I’d like to clean it for nothing．”This time

　　Mr．Miser agreed．And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly．

　　When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool(凳子), Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for Him 　　6　　 he was paid two pence for his work．Mr．Miser was very 　　7　　．He refused to payanything and went away．

　　But to his 　　8　　, the well－cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even dirtier．Mr．Miser looked round．People in the street were 　　9　　 at him．

　　Finallyn the rich man 　　10　　 and gave Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly．

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Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country he is traveling through.

Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjo

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