The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, ________ bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell.

In the year 2012, the African­American tech workforce reduced from 2.8 percent to 2.3 percent, while Asian tech employment saw a ________ small decrease from 4.6 percent to 4.2 percent.

There is no doubt that I'm trying to do what is best, but ________ I have got to consider the cost.

With the word “PM2.5” ____ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days.

Passengers will likely face the usual struggle to get their tickets during festivals, __________ at railway stations, where long lines are expected.

Paper produced every year is ________ the world’s production of vehicles.

China needs to strike a balance between maintaining a ______ fast and stable development and economic structural adjustment.

As we have known from the map of the world, this is ______.

—How do you find this new movie?
—It's ________ interesting than expected.

The problem was very difficult to handle．We worked it out，__________ ．