单选题 The members of the tour group decided that they would rather visit the city's shopping district______the history museum as planned.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：根据上下文语义，此处意为“比起历史博物馆，宁愿去市中心购物区”，应选择介词短语(B)instead of(代替)。(A)up to表示“到……为止”，(C)apart from表示“除……之外”，(D)farther than表示“比……更远”。