The Chinese language differs__________ Western language in __________ it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.

You could alwaysput the decision off a little bit longer—_____ If I leaveit much longer I might miss my chance

She pretended to be calm but _______she was more than nervous at the time she was being questioned [ ]

ong worked harder last year. _______,she still didn’t get high grades.

I don’t understand how he can say that everything isfine _____ it’s so obvious that it’s not.