This old man is ____ in the small village, just 2 years younger than Tom’s grandpa.

Many scholars share the belief that interest is as _____ to learning as the ability to understand, even more so to some degree.

-How are you getting on with your English study? --________. I tried my best, though.

I'm surprised that you should have been fooled by such a(an)___trick 

Dan caught two ________birds in the wood last week and they are still ________in the cage.