The manager was absent because of illness； ______，the meeting was put off until tomorrow.

The printer has left two lines from this paragraph.

(2014·福建名校质量检查)I hope the government will take more strict________against the smog that affected several big cities last winter.

Corruption is _______ problem in countries across the world, with developing countries often believed to be more serious, although there is no evidence to suggest this is _______case. 

 -- Hey! Do you know Bulls’ Derrick Rose becomes the youngest NBA MVP? -- Er… but what does MVP________?