Last year was a hard time to my friend Jim, but he didn’t_____ hope.

Jack is a successful writer. He devotes all his energy ______ the novels.

So far, all of the infected people are thought _______ the flu after direct contact with sick birds.

Which of these shirts do you like best?— I’ll take. They are all expensive and out of fashion.

___, but he still couldn’t understand the logical connection of the two subjects．