单选题 Jack would rather spend time complaining than ______ the problem by himself.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配的用法。would rather之后我们一般使用would rather do A than do B的形式,表示“宁愿做A而不愿做B”,例如:She would rather stay at home than go out in the vacation. (假期里她宁愿呆在家里也不愿出去。)因此,A项正确。
B、C、D项中的动词形式都不符合would rather的搭配要求,故不选。正确解答本题需要记住一些固定搭配,如would rather do A than do B, prefer to do A rather than do B等。