1.____________ seems to be intense competition among students to enter a key university.
【解析】：句意：学生们进入重点大学的竞争似乎很激烈。考查there be句型。there be句型中的be有时可用seem to be等替换。
【答案】：There
2．After the major earthquake he was surprised at ____________ hungry people were for mental and emotional help.
【解析】：句意：大地震之后，他惊讶于人们那么迫切地需要精神和情绪上的帮助。本题介词at后接宾语从句，且宾语从句为感叹句，how后接形容词hungry；短语be hungry for意为“对......渴望/渴求”。
【答案】：how
3.Not until recently they encourage the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.
【答案】：did
【解析】根据时间状语"recently"及动词encourage可知本句应用一般过去时。"Not until+状语"位于句首时,句子采用部分倒装。故填助动词did。
