题目

 阅读理解 Tom lived a long way from the city. One day he went to the city to buy something in the shop, and after he bought them, he went into a restaurant（餐厅） and sat down at a table. When he looked round, he saw some old people put eye glasses（眼镜）on before reading their books, so after lunch he went to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on(试戴) a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, “No, I can’t read with these.” The man became more and more puzzled(困惑). At last he said, More consumers are waiting for the further drop of housing prices with money in their hands ______ buying houses, according to a report released by the chamber of commerce on China's real estate.A. better than               B. more than          C. other than          D. rather than