I assure you there’s nobody here ________ me．

A．besides

B．apart from

C．instead of

D．other than

I have five other close friends ________ Tom．

A．except

B．besides

C．but

D．including

The younger of the two noblemen was ________ by her beauty．

A．struck

B．stuck

C．beat

D．hit

In a low voice, she ________ that someone was moving about upstairs．

A．shouted

B．told

C．spoke

D．whispered

The old lady is not likely to ________ the winter．

A．live through

B．go through

C．get through

D．come through

The teacher told the students to sit up ________ in class and listen to him carefully．

A．direct

B．directly

C．straight

D．silence

It was reported that the ship and all ________ had sunk．

A．in board

B．on the board

C．on the boards

D．on board

Although there were so many people in the square, I could ________ my friend．

A．pick up

B．pick out

C．make up

D．set out

The family ________ the burning house．

A．fled

B．ran away

C．escaped

D．flew

The suit fitted him well ________ the color was a little brighter．

A．except for

B．except that

C．except when

D．besides