The French pianist who had been praised very highly ________ to be a great disappointment.

A) more than B) other than C) rather than D) better than

A) retain B) endure C) maintain D) survive

A) in B) at C) for D) on

A) single B) sole C) alone D) lonely

A) cut away B) cut down C) cut up D) cut off

A) single B) sole C) alone D) lonely

A) as a result B) in a word C) by the way D) on the contrary

A) beaten B) hurt C) damaged D) stricken

A) when B) as C) since D) while

A) taken from B) made of C) composed of D) developed from