________, Jim talks a lot about his favourite pop singers after class．

A．A quiet student as he may be

B．Quiet student as he may be

C．Be a quiet student as he may

D．Quiet as he may be a student

McGradv scored 23 points and David Wesley ________ 19, including several key free throws late, as Houston won its third straight game．

A．added

B．adding up

C．added to

D．adding up to

Yan Zi and Zheng Jie of China ________ the Women’s doubles trophy(奖杯)after winning the final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 27, 2006．

A．held

B．were holding

C．are holding

D．had held

According to an agreement ________ between civil aviation associations of the Mainland and Taiwan, the direct chartered flights are scheduled to run from Jan．20 through to Feb．13 this year．

A．to reach

B．reached

C．reaching

D．reach

He was rejected for the job vacancy because he couldn’t be ________ even for the interview．

A．responsible

B．beneficial

C．punctual

D．regular

Mickey bought an old ear cheaply, cleaned it up and sold it the next week at a ________．

A．benefit

B．bargain

C．profit．

D．prize

Dog barking is no unpleasant noise but an auspice(吉祥)of fortune in ________ ears of Chinese, especially in the coming Year of ________ Dog in the Chinese lunar calendar, which starts on Jan．29 this year and ends on Feb．17 next year．

A．a; a

B．不填；

C．不填；the

D．the; the

The poor man’s life was ________ of the king．

A．at the mercy

B．at the call

C．at the service

D．at the expense

The ________ from England to India used to take more than 6 months as there were storms and huge waves at times．

A．travel

B．journey

C．voyage

D．trip

To enjoy the scenery, Sara would spend long hours on the train ________ travel by air．

A．as to

B．other than

C．instead of

D．rather than