单选题 There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than ______ the various ways in which Shakespeare used it.
A. to study B. studying
C. study D. by studying

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】by doing sth. 是方式状语，句中...no better way than by (the way of)studying...，因介词by本身具有“通过……方式(手段)”含义，所以用by studying...。全句意为：“通过研究莎士比亚如何使用英语，也许是外国人欣赏英语的丰富性和多样性的最好办法。”