Mr. Lin’s comments were very difficult to follow because they were ______related to the topic under discussion.

 That night I felt especially lazy and went to bed ____ earlier than usual.

.—Jenny, I've finished my summer school classes.—Well, Chinese is _______ difficult to learn, isn't it?—It seemed that _______ at first. But after a while it starts to get easier. I got an A in the exam.

He is _____ tearing up what he has written and beginning over again.

If your father knows that you cheated in the exam，he will be ________ a little angry.