___ English, he has a good command of Russian and French.
| A．Apart from |
| B．Beside |
| C．With |
| D．Far from |
To keep the air clean, this hospital _____ all the patients ____ in and around it.
| A．allows; smoking | B．forbids; to smoke |
| C．prevents; smoke | D．prohibits; smoke |
The long speech given by that old professor seemed _____ and endless. He felt so _____ that he nearly fell asleep.
| A．disappointed; boring | B．disappointed; bored |
| C．disappointing; bored | D．disappointing; boring |
I ____to her for stepping on her foot.
| A．apologized | B．excused | C．explained | D．owed |
He focused his effort ____the house ___sale for fear that the prices of them would go up suddenly.
| A．on; for | B．on; in | C．to; for | D．to; in |
Harry was so outgoing that he ___ the other children very well in kindergarten.
| A．came up with | B．put up with | C．got along with | D．dropped out of |