艾尔克走进房间，她的孩子们紧随其后。

Elke came into the room, ___closely followed by her children.

在政府支出管理方面，德国优于美国，西班牙紧随其后。

Germany is better off than the USA and ___closely followed by Spain in government spending management.

警方正在密切监视嫌疑人的动向。

The police are ___closely monitoring the suspect's movements.