—My cousin would like to risk _____ the weight-loss pills rather than _____ in a gym. —Really? She must be mad.A.to take; work out.B.to take; working out.C.taking; working out.D.taking; work out.
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D解析试题分析：risk doing sth 冒险做某事 rather than而不…：在语法上要连接相同的成分,故与risk是并列的谓语,故选D。句意:我堂妹宁愿冒险吃减肥药也不愿在体育馆做锻炼。考点：考察动词的搭配及rather than的用法
点评：rather than 经常用在\平行结构\里,即连接两个对等成分。如：I decided to write rather than telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。英语中的固定短语，意思和用法各不相同，应多积累多记忆。