Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Each question has only one correct answer.

1. Mrs. Jackson didn’t invite many people to her birthday party. ____ my parents, there were only three other guests.

   1.   ?    Beside
   2.   ?    Besides
   3.   ?    Except
   4.   ?    Only

2. _______ I have a master’s degree in business administration, I can’t fill out my tax form.

   1.   ?    But
   2.   ?    Apart from
   3.   ?    Even though
   4.   ?    Even

3. I really didn’t have good luck these days. I picked six tomatoes and ____ one of them was rotten.

   1.   ?    each
   2.   ?    even
   3.   ?    ever
   4.   ?    every

4. Jamie had a sore throat and runny nose yesterday. When we invited her to a concert, she said she wanted to do nothing _______ sleep.

   1.   ?    besides
   2.   ?    except
   3.   ?    only
   4.   ?    beside

5. Jenny is very kind to her next door neighbor, _______ her neighbor is not easy to get along.

   1.   ?    but
   2.   ?    even though
   3.   ?    except
   4.   ?    even

6. Mr. Keating wrote to ______ member of the committee to explain how the final decision had been made.

   1.   ?    each
   2.   ?    each other
   3.   ?    every
   4.   ?    every so often

7. The road is barely wide _____ for two cars to pass each other.

   1.   ?    enough
   2.   ?    even
   3.   ?    though
   4.   ?    only

8. What other languages do you speak _______ English and Chinese?

   1.   ?    next to
   2.   ?    besides
   3.   ?    beside
   4.   ?    except

9. I ______ changed jobs twice in my whole life.

   1.   ?    have ever
   2.   ?    ever have
   3.   ?    always
   4.   ?    have

10. The cheerleading squad has _____ reason to feel proud after last night’s stunning performance.

    1.   ?    each
    2.   ?    every
    3.   ?    each other
    4.   ?    each and every one