— The number of pandas is getting________ because their living areas are becoming polluted. — So we must do something to protect them.
The streets here are not so ____ as those in our city.
Mr. Li makes me ____, because it is bad for my health.
Tom didn’t go hiking with his classmates ____ his illness.
Let me just ____ this and then I’ll go swimming with you.
Helen is 15 years old, and Joan is 15, too. So Helen is ____ Joan.