A huge _____ of quilts was needed in Qinghai province since it was freezing at night.

Beethoven is my favourite musician. I regard him ______ other musicians.

Taxis outside hotels are usually safer，but more_______ for the day hires，which charge more than the passing ones. 

Rather than ________on a crowded bus, he always prefers _______a bicycle .

The dog had such ______ to his master that it would not leave him, even when he was dead.