The problem was that it is ___ valuable ___everyday use. 

Compared with male graduates, a(n) ______ small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job-hunting. 

So hard did he work that he __________made himself ill for a whole week. 

  She devoted herself ________to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

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