The old lady likes to keep things in the house throw them away though many are useless.

问题补充：

The old lady likes to keep things in the house, throw them away, though many are useless.

A. more than

B. but also

C. as if

D. rather than

答案：

A. more than

B. but also

C. as if

(答案→)D. rather than

解析：考查固定短语辨析。A超过；不仅仅；非常；B而且；C似乎；D而不是；句意：尽管很多的东西都是没有用的，但这个老妇人仍然喜欢把它们都放在家里，而不是把她们扔掉。根据句意说明D正确。