_______ studying English, he also studies Japanese.
| A．Instead of | B．Other than | C．Except for | D．Apart from |
It would be _____ a risk to let the child go to school by himself.
| A．following | B．passing | C．running | D．carrying |
So far as he could, John had always tried to _____ the example he saw in Lincoln.
| A．live up to | B．set forth | C．call for | D．cut out |
I feel sure that _____ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.
| A．in case of | B．in terms of |
| C．in the opinion of | D．in the course of |
He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him _____.
| A．perfectly | B．justly | C．fairly | D．rightly |
The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit.
| A．retain | B．maintain | C．sustain | D．remain |