—Is he interested in sailing?
— Of course! In fact he is known ________ as the most daring sailor on the seas.
| A．far and wide | B．then and there | C．safe and sound | D．up and down |
_____ not to miss the flight at 15:20. the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.
| A．Reminding | B．Having reminded | C．To remind | D．Reminded |
House prices vary from place to place and are usually high ____ there are famous schools.
| A．since | B．when | C．whether | D．where |
_____ great efforts, we failed to carry our plans through, which made us very disappointed.
| A．In place of | B．Instead of | C．In case of | D．In spite of |
All the Harry Potter books by Joanne Rowling, a poor single mother ____ in Edinburgh, ______all over the world.
| A．lives; are well sold | B．living; sell well |
| C．lives; sell good | D．living; are well sold |
With these words, he ______a wide-mouth jar from his pocket and set it on the table in front of him.
| A．pulled out | B．checked out | C．stuck out | D．dropped out |