By the time I saw the angry expression on his face, I ______ exactly what I was having to face. But not for a moment ______ I should quit.
To handle the financial crisis, the new government has to work more ______ with other nations, especially the less-affected ones.
—What do you think of the plan?—I feel ___that we ought to give it up at once.
The little town has now grown into a modern big city, and is ___ what it used to be.
—Are you going to the football game? —No, the tickets are ____expensive for me.
The US is about the same size as China, but its population is five times_ ___.