Interviews were carried out ________ over the telephone，via e－mail or fax or face to face in four cities including Beijing，Shanghai，Guangzhou and Wuhan.

Sometimes we just can’t understand why so many people fail to realize that wealth does not ______ bring happiness?

We must be off _____. It’s eight o’clock already.

My computer is ________ in need of repair because it does not work at all.

She felt ________ awkward because of her bad performance on the stage.