I met Lucy last year and we have been close friends_____.

Tom put his heart into the wildlife research, and finally, his efforts________him great success and fame. [ ]

In these years, the shortages of water has become a ______ problem.

在下列语段横线处依次填入的句子，衔接最恰当的一项是（ ）名著重拍应有传播民族优秀文化担当，__________。________，________，________，________。________，其未来的发展就会像逐浪的浮萍，难以找到自己的根系。某些名著重拍对民族文化的肆意放逐，实际上反映了创作者艺术良心的普遍缺失，缺乏担当意识的名著重拍其艺术生命一般不会走得很远。①用当代文化去激活民族优秀文化②不应是肆意的精神放逐③无论是一个民族，还是一个国家，放弃了对优秀民族文化精神家园的坚守④故名著重拍既要守望优秀民族文化的精神家园⑤名著重拍本应该是用民族优秀文化去烛照当代文化⑥更要拥抱当代文化的新境界与新天地

Such poets as Shakespeare ________ widely read, of whose works,however,some ________ difficult to understand. [ ]