— It is said that Tom is a wise manager in your company.— Oh, no, he is ____ but a wise leader.

_____ is the population of China? It is about 1,300,000,000.

—Can I have ________ apple? —Oh, your sister has just had it. 

Would you like tea or coffee?--_____, thank you. I’ve just had some water.

 — It is a pity that we have nothing to refer to when we come across new words.— I quite agree with you. There isn't any dictionary around when we need ______.