Question

Tom cried sadly because his brother and some of his friends had gone swimming ________ him.

1. A.
   without
2. B.
   except
3. C.
   besides
4. D.
   instead of

Answer 1

A
本题意为“汤姆哭得很伤心，因为他的哥哥和他的一些朋友没带他就游泳去了”。except表示整体里面排除部分，besides表示“除了……还”，其真正意义是将宾语包括在内，instead of意为“代替”，皆不符合题意。