_____ it was very cold, _____ my friend still went swimming in Jialing River this morning.

Everyone knows Canada is the second largest country, it is larger than _________in Asia.

24. The valley was _____ in sunlight, and the children were singing and jumping with joy

I lost my way in complete darkness and,______ matters worse, it began to rain.

As you can see, the number of cars on our roads __________ rising these days.