There is no reasoning with such a      woman as Lucy. You might as well talk to a stone as try to argue with her.

 She was always _____ , even when things were at their worst.

 Living in a highly     society, you definitely have to arm yourself with modern technology and skills.

Yesterday morning he got up earlier than________ , for it was not a （n）________day.

Calculations，which are astronomically exact，have been made ________ with the use of computers.