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To the prisoners' surprise, the policemen used talk ______ punishment to educate them.

A) instead             B) rather than      C) without            D) or rather

B


解析:

rather than表示“而不是……”;例如:He would rather die than surrender. 他宁死也不屈。I would rather you posted the letter right away. 我倒希望你把这封信立即寄出。

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