Itwasasmallplacethencomparedto_______itisnow.
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what it is 是介词 to 的宾语从句，相当于一个名词。 compared to what it is now ：与它现在的样子相比。
Hesaidthatthegroup________himaletterandaskedhimtogothereforaninterview.
Werefertothelimitedrangeofsoundsasthephonicmediumoflanguageandindividualsoundswithinthatrangeas______.
Johnsonwas________unknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.
Childrenhaveanatural________abouttheworldaroundthem.