1. It will take some years ______ (the new energy vehicle technology is accessible to everyone.
2. One can always manage to do more things, no matter ______ full one's schedule is in life.
3. ______ our flight had landed in Milan, we got on our coach and drove for a couple of hours towards our home for the week, the Hotel San Zeno, a (comfortable), family-run accommodation, with a splendid view of Lake Garda.
4. ______ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.
5. ______ Erin's stack (大量) of these cameras grew, she started posting some of them on the online crafter's paradise Etsy for around $200 each.
6. And finally, fresh water supplies are running low ______ tourists consume much water.
7. ______ DeepSeek continues to gain popularity, it is playing an increasingly important role in promoting international cooperation in the AI field.
8. Some shared before-and-after ______ (comparisons), showcasing dramatic improvements in their penmanship, ______ others humorously debated whether the strict style limited creativity.
9. Similar functional theme cafes have also emerged (globally) — for example, Japan's detective-themed establishments offer missing-person and item-tracing services, ______ US tax-help hubs answer tax-related queries during the filing season.
10. The victim and his classmates are "left-behind children", ______ (a) term used to describe kids in China who live with their grandparents in rural areas ______ their parents work in the cities.
11. ______ recent years have seen improvements in online translation tools, Dunlop still encounters amusing mistranslations in her travels around China.
12. ______ foreign fans are impressed by Peking Opera, few understand the stories on stage.
13. ______ she studied journalism and directing, she now works as a drama teacher at a children's palace.
14. Despite ______ (spending) 10 years at the zoo, the primate had received little attention ______ a visitor posted a video of him on Douyin, during the May Day holiday, according to the park.
15. Tough ______ the caves' conditions were, Fan was determined to study national cultural heritage (遗产) and stayed to pursue her dream.
16. ______ this problem was solved in two dimensions, its three-dimensional version remained unresolved for over a century, ______ (puzzling) mathematicians worldwide.
17. In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance ______ in comparison with light, it won't be blocked by trees when travelling.
