We were _____ at the_______ news that he died yesterday.

Even　though　he　was　guilty，the＿＿judge　did　not　send　him　to　prison．

Our country are working even harder now to _______ the gap between the developed countries and ours.

Over one thousand passengers remained_____ on trains for hours without air conditioning because of power failure on the railway,  

There is nothing wrong with using a credit card for purchases. It’s more _______ than carrying loads of cash.