The meeting was long and the speakers said ______nothing worth listening to.

 We used to see each other ________，but I haven't heard from him since last year.(2012·辽宁)

 After two years’ study, he now has a __________ better command of English.

 --- The final score of the basketball match was 93—94. --- So we were only ______ beaten.

Wang Ping hesitated for ___ before he ___ to the question.