你好.答案是E
1 among other things.----是插入语,你完全可以忽略.
2 on a beach near Sydney---在Sydney附近的海滩上
near==not far from- - - -你能把句子意思翻译一下吗？I first met Steven on a beach _____ Sydney. I later found out that he had been a carpenter and a plumber, _____ other things.我是在悉尼附近的海滩上认识 Steven的。之后我了解到，他做过木匠和水电工。