【题目】What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but ______ their lack of planning.
A. even B. still
C. rather D. ever
在线课程【答案】C
【解析】考查副词。A. even甚至；B. still仍然； C. rather宁愿； D. ever曾经。句意：使他们错过最后期限的不是缺少资金，而是缺少计划。not…but rather表示“不是…相反而是…”，故选C.