—What about the result of your final examination?—Not so bad. Not so good as my parents expected, ________.

Recently reports about the abuse of children have _____ as often as several times a week, causing a wide concern and discount of trust among the public.

It’s hard to tell real Jingdezhen vases, and it’s a little more difficult for the untrained shopper to______.

The student was ________ a gold cup for his excellent performance in the competition.

It is no ________ pretending you did not know because everyone saw the whole accident.