Though____ with housework all day long, Julia managed to spare some time to learn Chinese

I have told them with     certainty there’ll be no change of policy.

 The heat in the desert is__________; therefore there are few plants growing there.

--Lily did succeed at last! --Yeah, indeed, but she was ________ than successful, I think．

Seeing the bad results of the exams, she was rather upset and felt _____ about her future.