-Why is Harvey’s mother so happy?
-Because only three students , his son Harvey.
A. failed the exam;besides
B. made progress;except
C. made progress;including
D. passed the exam;without
网友回答
A. failed the exam;besides
B. made progress;except
(答案→)C. made progress;including
D. passed the exam;without
解析：考查情境交际和易混词的用法。通过Harvey’s mother happy可推测只有三人成功且儿子包含在这三人当中。首先确定第一空所指的事是“进步”或“通过考试”，排除Ａ（不及格）；except“除...之外（不计）”，without “无,没有,不”的意思不符合语境，也排除；
最后确定使用including“包括; 包含”。