(A) travelers often treat customs inspectors like wanton poachers rather than government employees

(B) travelers often treat customs inspectors as wanton poachers instead of government employees

(C) travelers often treat customs inspectors as if they were not government employees but wanton poachers

(D) customs inspectors are often treated by travelers as if they were wanton poachers rather than government employees（D）

(E) customs inspectors are often treated not like government employees but wanton poachers by travelers

这个题目我选了B，但是答案给的是D，不明白B错在哪里？如果说B中是因为instead of不如rather than的话，那D还是被动的那，那跟不入B的主动好。有就的NN解释说是tread 解释为对待和看成的区别，我认为那可区别度就跟小了，2个意思用在那里好像都可以哦。

In the first part of the sentence, they refers to customs inspectors.

A, B and C all use the wrong subject in the main sentence.

thanks ~~~!!!!