I’ve tried hard to improve my English. But by no means ____ with my progress.
It is reported that a powerful earthquake ______the Italian island of Sicily early this morning.
The room became ______ crowded after the desk was moved out.
A post office should be built in a central ______ for the sake of the convenience.
They wanted to charge $5,000, ______ we managed to bring the price down.
______with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.