After retiring, he was recommended to ____ gardening as a hobby．
| A．take up | B．take on | C．take off | D．take away |
______well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
| A．However | B．Whatever | C．No matter | D．Although |
Jack is late again. It is ________ of him to keep others waiting.
| A．normal | B．ordinary |
C．common | D．typical |
A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ___.
| A．or more | B．instead | C．at most | D．only |
After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ______.
| A．hungry and tiredly | B．hungry and tired |
C．hungrily and tiredly | D．hungrily and tired |
As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only__________.
| A．occasionally | B．anxiously | C．practically | D．urgently |