单选题 He thinks he will do it himself ______ asking his parents for help.
A. rather than B. other than C. instead of D. in place of

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】短语用法。rather than经常用在“平行结构”中，前后成分对等；other than意为“不同于”，表示比较；instead of意为“而不是”，表替代；in place of意为“代替”。根据题干意思可以判断选C。