Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it

Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. Howard likes to play tennis.
=> Howard is keen ________________________________
2. She didn't participate in the competition.
=> She didn't take ________________________________
3. He was so excellent a candidate that they offered him the job immediately.
=> He was such ________________________________
4. He is a good pianist.
=> He plays _________________________________
5. Learning English is very popular now.
=> More and more _________________________________