He went to America to improve his English _________ to make money, according to

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He went to America to improve his English _________ to make money, according to his parents.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．better than

答案

C

解析

试题分析：句意：按照他的父母的说法他去美国目的是提高他的英语水平而不是挣钱。other than除了，不同于；more than多于；rather than而不是；better than好于。根据句意故选C。
点评：本题难度适中。固定短语的考查是近几年高考的热点，不仅在单选里，还出现在完形短文改错中。需要考生平时牢记它们的用法及意义。这里主要考查的是含有than的短语，考生容易把它们的意义弄混了。
即学即练：He has no friend _________ you.
A. other than    B. more than    C. rather than    D. better than
解析：A。句意：他除你之外就没有别的朋友了。