—How was your holiday? —It couldn’t have been   ．I just stayed in the hotel because it was raining most of the time．

The employees were tired of working ______ hours and some of them even gave up their work.

While the government says there is a(n) ______ supply of houses, prices of apartments have been going up these years.      

 There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog. ” But there is __________ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.” 

――Did they offer us enough books?――　_____ than we had expected.