John was dismissed last week because of his ______ attitude towards his job.

His health is improving day by day. It is quite ______ that the medicine has a good effect on his disease.

What makes the space shuttle _____ is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane.

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

What made the whole nation sad was that more than 100 miners were buried      in the underground coal mine.