单选题 Brides are increasingly shunning summer weddings and getting married during winter to cut costs amid the economic gloom, figures suggest.
A. instead of B. otherwise C. instead D. rather than

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 选项C：instead的意思为“代替”，如：Mike doesn't study at all．Instead，he sits idle all day．(迈克根本不肯读书，相反地，他终日游手好闲。)句意：数据显示，为了在经济不景气的状况下削减开支，越来越多的新娘避开夏天而选择在冬天举行婚礼。故选C。
其他三项分别意为：instead of(用……)代替……；otherwise不同地，除此以外；rather than与其……倒不如……。