It is            colder today than it was yesterday. What terrible weather!

－In what way will you use your portable computer? －I’ll use it ______ for giving lectures at conferences at home and abroad.

—Jenny,they say you have asked for a leave because of a sudden headache.I’m worried about you,and are you ________better now?—I’m all right now,thanks for your care.

—Is there anything I can do for you?—There seems to have been a technical problem—______，that’s what they told me．

—How do you think of your visit to Qingdao?—I enjoyed it. It was  ________ than I expected.