One thing’s for sure, the fire _____by some cigarette butts.

How do you like his new novel? -It is __________ interesting than I expected [ ]

The new invention made last month would have a varietyof _______ in industry.

The early settlers in the jungle didn’t have such advanced equipment _____ we have today to fightagainst natural disasters and many a time they _____ despair(绝望) but they survived somehow.[ ]

China Daily is _________ a newspaper; it helps us improve our English