By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world ’s population will be living in cities _______ in the country.
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本题考查词组辨析。ratherthan：与其…(不如);不是…(而是)。句意：到二十一世纪中叶，世界上大多数人口将生活在城市而不是农村。
Thehousewasquietinthenight,________theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.
Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyon________ratherthanpunishment.
______thenewplancanbecarriedoutwillbediscussedatthemeetingtomorrow.