单选题 I think I'd like to stay home this evening ______ going out as it is raining so heavily.
A. better than B. other than C. rather than D. sooner than

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 各选项的意思为：better than“比……更好”；other than“除了”；rather than“而不是”，前后并列的结构要一致；sooner than“早于”。根据句意可知，答案是A。