John is very _____ --- if he promises to do something he’ll do it．
| A．independent | B．confident | C．reliable | D．flexible |
When I reached home, my husband was lying on the floor, ________ the kids with toys.
| A．to entertain | B．entertains | C．entertaining | D．entertained |
The H1N1 flu spread very quickly at the beginning, __________, many people were ill.
| A．therefore | B．instead | C．in advance | D．however |
The news ________ Joan will be our new English teacher is true.
| A．that | B．what | C．how | D．when |
Many of them turned a deaf ear to her advice, _______ they knew it to be valuable.
| A．even though | B．now that | C．as if | D．as long as |
After his retirement, John fishing as one of his new hobbies.
| A．took over | B．took in | C．took for | D．took up |