【推荐1】It was _________ a boring speech that I fell asleep. (用适当的词填空)

【推荐2】I developed ________a strong interest in stage design that I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing it. (用适当的词填空)

【推荐3】He didn’t imagine ________a little girl could do ________much housework, so he was surprised. (用适当的词填空)

【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. I was not __________ the mood for that kind of humor after my suggestion was turned down.
2. Without passion, people won’t have the __________(motivate) or the joy necessary for creative thinking.
3. You won’t apologize to me, in __________ case, I have no more to say.
4. Thousands of holiday-makers remained __________(stick) abroad due to the earthquake.
5. There was no obvious reason why this could not be as good a film __________ the original.
6. — Wow! You’ve got so many clothes.
— But __________ of them are in fashion now.
7. It never occurred to Jim __________ one day he could become a top student in his class.
8. __________ (bring) up by his granny, he was very sad over her death.
9. What I want is not just an ordinary cafe __________ a very special one.
10. The Spring Festival is an occasion __________ Chinese reunite with family members.

【推荐2】It is often said that the joy of travelling is not in arriving at your destination __________ in the journey itself.

【推荐3】It ________ (assume) that males have a distinct advantage over females in science.（用所给词的正确形式填空）