He used to be _____ shy but now he can talk freely to anyone he meets.    

We can get a lot of useful information on the Internet; ______, the Internet also provides us with a new way of communication.

I’m definitely going to settle in the countryside when I retire. All the words have a similar meaning with the underlined word, Except ______.

The incomes of skilled workers went up. ____, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

— What was last night’s outcome, Mary?— France ________ beat Germany 2:1 in the thrilling final.