[求助]OG12-50，rather与instead的用法比较

According to some analysts, the gains in the stock
market reflect growing confidence that the economy
will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in
the year and instead come in for a “soft landing,”
followed by a gradual increase in business activity.
(A) that the economy will avoid the recession
that many had feared earlier in the year and
instead come
(B) in the economy to avoid the recession, what
many feared earlier in the year, rather to come
(C) in the economy’s ability to avoid the recession,
something earlier in the year many had feared,
and instead to come
(D) in the economy to avoid the recession many
were fearing earlier in the year, and rather
to come
(E) that the economy will avoid the recession that
was feared earlier this year by many, with it
instead coming

答案选A，我想请教的是rather与instead的用法比较，在网上只能找到instead of和rather than的区别

根据题目的内容我觉得rather 和instead 应该可以互换的。

看了些别人解释 rather / instead 都是副词， 可以修饰动词，但是副词不能直接加不定式和ing分词，所以 这题直接就排除BCDE, 选A。