The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years____ trees in that remote area is now considered to be of great value.
. The newspapers in my hometown don’t contain as many colorful pages as the ones in Nanjing __________.
. What a pity! All his property, the books, the pictures and the house, __________consumed by the big fire.
. I dislike__________when I am left alone to start a conversation with a stranger.
. Most pop music is influenced, __________a greater or lesser degree, by the blues.
. — Is this Mr. White’s office, Mary? — Yes, _____.