People say that young Chinese students’ eyesight keeps dropping _________ because of both too much homework and poor learning conditions.

As the idea of low-carbon life is now _____ accepted, more and more people travel by public transport.

She didn’t run off the stage. __________, she finished the performance with a smile on her face.

Jim went to answer the phone. _____ , Harry started to prepare lunch.

It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ___to her mother.