People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _______, she is a great musician.

A. After all 　　　 B. As a result　　　　　 C. In other words D. As usual

______ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.

A．No matter what 　 B．No matter which

C．Whatever 　　　　D．Whichever

Is this the reason _____ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
   A. he explained    B. what he explained    C. how he explained   D. why he explained

As a youngster, there was nothing I liked ______ Sunday afternoons at my grandfather's farm in western Pennsylvania.

A. other than　　 B. fewer than　　　 C. rather than　 D. better than

—I hope you’ll enjoy it.

　 —________.

A. Of course　　 B. Indeed I will　　　 C. Certainly　　 D. Thank you

Jenny was looking for a seat when, luckily, a man ______ and left.（ ）

A. took up　　　　 B. got up　　　　 C. shut up　　　 D. set up

The Olympic mascots are the Olympic flame，the fish，the panda，the Tibetan antelope and the swallow，________a close group of friends.

A．present B．represent

C．presenting D．representing

---Spacecraft “Discovery” has failed in the course of launch.

----_______? They have been preparing for the test.

A. How come  　　　B. When  　　　　　　C. How  　　　　D. Why not

President Hu and Obama delivered brief prepared comments on their discussions, 　　　had lasted for two and a half hours.

A．which　　　　　 B．what　　　　 C．that　　　　 D．it