My mother always does some reading while my father is watching football matches．________, my mother shows no interest in football．

In a word

In other words

In words

Word for word

It is rather ________ that many of us still do not know that many rare species are in danger．

embarrassed

embarrassing

boring

bored

He ________ most of his time to his research, believing his hard work would pay off sooner or later．

devoted

spent

cost

took

Despite such a big difference in ________ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special．

point

idea

attitude

sight

The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, many of ________ left their village homes for a better life in the city．

whom

which

them

these

According to the art dealer, the painting ________ to go for at least a million dollars．

is expected

expects

expected

is expecting

After the earthquake, the injured were ________ in the local hospitals or taken by air to the hospitals in the neighboring cities．

cared for

concerned about

recovered from

dug out

He often comes to school late, ________ makes the teacher angry．

which

that

who

what

The island is ________ attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons．

partly

merely

equally

nearly

The committee is discussing the problem right now．It will ________ have been solved by the end of next week．

eagerly

hopefully

sincerely

gradually