It is a great for any man to be able to talk or hear, neither ignorantly nor ridiculously, upon any subject.
| A．advantage | B．chance | C．fun | D．importance |
She looks very _____ but I can’t remember her name.
| A．similar | B．familiar | C．friendly | D．strange |
As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ______ the plane.
| A．around | B．abroad | C．aboard | D．ahead |
He always did well at school ______ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
| A．in spite of | B．instead of | C．in case of | D．in favor of |
______ the weather, we had a pleasant time.
| A．Except | B．Except for | C．But | D．Besides |
I found the island a wonderful place for our experiments _______ the hot weather.
| A．besides | B．except for | C．except | D．except that |