He's obviously quite embarrassed about it because he _____ me to tell anyone.


  1. A.
    prevented
  2. B.
    kept
  3. C.
    permitted
  4. D.
    forbade
D
解析：
forbid sb o do sth “禁止某人做某事”，這與embarrassed相吻合。而prevent/ keep sb from doing，permit與提供的語(yǔ)境相矛盾。
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