. My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .
I lost my way in complete darkness and, _____matters worse, it began to rain.
_________she couldn't understand was_______fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.
The queen will visit the town in May, _____she will open the new hospital.
Lu Xun was ___________ medical student before he turned ___________ great writer.
Many people have been ill from a strange disease these days,_________we’ve never heard of before.