In fact, most people in some developed countries are ___ than they were two years ago because of the global financial crisis. 

It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ____ to her mother. 

Jane was so ______ for the news of her lost child that she was almost driven ______.

Tom is a _______ person. He thinks no one can be successful without ________.

The speaker is giving a rather _______ speech, as I can judge from the _______ look on the listeners.