練習題：

　　1.The Minister of Finance stresses that the quality of goods, ____ the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nations economy.

　　A) other than B) rather than

　　C) more than D) better than

　　2.If people are not held responsible for their they are drunk,then we____forgive drunken drivers

　　A) may well as B) had better

　　C) might as well D) would rather

　　參考答案：

　　1.B。

　　財政部長強調，促進國民經濟的關鍵不是產量，而是產品的質量。短語辨析題，要求后面考生能辨析...than的差別，并能正確使用。other than 表示不同于，除了more than 是大于，多于，而better than 常指比更好，勝于只有rather than指不是，符合本題語境。

　　2.C。

　　如果人們不必為自己酒后的行為承擔責任，那么我們還是原諒那些酒后駕車的司機為好。本題是考察幾個與情態動詞相關的習慣用語的使用。might/may as well 是比較常用但許多考生并不明確的習慣表達，表示have no better reason not to...;沒有may well as 這種說法，另外兩個短語大多數考生比較熟悉：had better 最好;would rather寧可也不，寧愿。

　　練習題：

　　1.The Minister of Finance stresses that the quality of goods, ____ the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nations economy.

　　A) other than B) rather than

　　C) more than D) better than

　　2.If people are not held responsible for their they are drunk,then we____forgive drunken drivers

　　A) may well as B) had better

　　C) might as well D) would rather

　　參考答案：

　　1.B。

　　財政部長強調，促進國民經濟的關鍵不是產量，而是產品的質量。短語辨析題，要求后面考生能辨析...than的差別，并能正確使用。other than 表示不同于，除了more than 是大于，多于，而better than 常指比更好，勝于只有rather than指不是，符合本題語境。

　　2.C。

　　如果人們不必為自己酒后的行為承擔責任，那么我們還是原諒那些酒后駕車的司機為好。本題是考察幾個與情態動詞相關的習慣用語的使用。might/may as well 是比較常用但許多考生并不明確的習慣表達，表示have no better reason not to...;沒有may well as 這種說法，另外兩個短語大多數考生比較熟悉：had better 最好;would rather寧可也不，寧愿。