I had just given up hope of going to college _______word came that I had been admitted to a famous British University.

He got himself into a difficult situation ________he must make a final decision all by himself.

Why do you like to go shopping in this shop—Because it’s ________ to shop there.I pass by it on my way home from work.

The population of Africa is ________ so rapidly as to cause concern of the whole world.

依次填入下列各句横线处的词语，正确的一项是（    ） ①7年前,古老的故宫向星巴克发出了邀请。而面对一直不绝于耳的星巴克是否应开在故宫的 声,2007年7月13日,星巴克咖啡只能选择了向故宫挥手告别。 ②2007年8月2日，英国萨里郡吉尔福德镇一处农场的牛群 口蹄疫。据称,疫情很有可能起源于伦敦西南一病毒实验室,并由人类活动向外扩散。 ③看到他熟门熟路 走进红十字会办公室,就像到家一样,我们心里便有些诧异。事后才知道,他不仅是红十字会的志愿者,还是无锡市捐献骨髓第一人。