________ riding to school, Tom usually goes to school on foot.

________ riding to school, Tom usually goes to school on foot.

A、Without
B、Rather than
C、Instead of
D、Inspite of
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：Without 没有；Rather than +do sth；Inspite of 虽然，不符合题意； Instead of不是……而是……；句意：汤姆通常步行上学，而不是骑着去。C符合题意