cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old，we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.
A. Except for
B. Rather than
C. Apart from
D. Instead of
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A. Except for
B. Rather than
(答案→)C. Apart from
D. Instead of
解析：考查介词词组：A．Except for除了B．Rather than而不是C．Apart from除了D．Instead of代替，句意是：除了为老人打扫院子，整理床铺，我们也为他们读报和他们聊天。所以在AC之间选择，A是整体的说明，然后部分排除，C是兼有排除和包含的意思，而这句话是包含的意思。选C。