--Who helped you with your English? --________! I learned it all by myself. I think it’s a ________ way than asking for others’ help. 

It is the ability to do the job ____matters not where you come from or what are. 

My grandma still treats me like a child. She can’t imagine _______ grown up.

Some foreign media predict that all these reforms will make China a strong and powerful country,  ______ that can surprise the whole world. 

Generally speaking, the culture and customs of America are like _____ of Canada.