The salesman considered it safe to go along with the boss（ ）to contradict him.
A、other than
B、better than
C、rather than
D、less than
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：本题考查词义辨析。rather than：而不是；better than：比…好；other than：除了；less than：一点都不，少于。句意：推销员认为与老板和谐相处才是安全的，而不是顶撞他。故C选项符合题意。
