_____ the rapid development of agriculture in China, the output of grain, fruit, vegetables, and milk has sharply increased, which contributes to the drop in their prices.
Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.
Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.
Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.
The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.