The proverb “Seeing a thing for oneself is better than hearing about it” means that secondhand experience is less ______ than firsthand experience, which is perfectly true.
As a matter of fact, this is just as ________.
-– David has made great progress recently. –- _________, and ________.
The only _______ to living in the countryside is the inconvenient transportation.
-– Do you like his joke? -– Not at all. ________.
The picture, _______ on the wall, is painted by a famous painter.