. —How much of the foreign expert’s speech have you understood? —Next to nothing. I wish I _______ harder at English.
The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only __________ beaten.
It’s hard for him playing against me. I’ve got nothing to play for, but for him, he needs to win so __________.
She devoted herself __________ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
He began to take political science __________ only when he left school.
A new __________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.