Question

【题目】When she was a small child, she (prefer) to settle in her study rather than go outdoors.

Answer 1

【答案】preferred
【解析】句意：当她还是个小孩子时，她宁愿埋头学习也不愿意出去。分析句子可知，本句中的主语she后缺少了谓语动词，prefer与主语是主动关系，根据从句可知要用一般过去时，故用prefer。