China Daily is _____ a newspaper; it keeps us in touch with the world.
____ it will do us harm or good remains to be seen.
The river, ____ are covered with trees, is very long.
He is rather difficult to make friends with, but his friendship, ____, is more true than any other.
— Did you enjoy yourself at the party? —Sorry to say I didn’t. It was ____ a meeting than a party.
— Have you known each other for long? — Not very long, ____ we started to work in the company.