Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in bracket.
She wanted to be a serious （ ） rather than a pretty face. (act)
【正确答案】：ACTRESS
【题目解析】：
rather than连接并列成分，后面是名词，所以这里也应该是名词。因为主语是she，女性，所以这里应该填act的名词形式actress：女演员。
句意：她想成为一名认真的女演员，而不是空有一张漂亮的脸蛋。