Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1．In some poor African areas, many children died of __________(hungry) every year.
2．For decades, they __________ (struggle) to search for ways to increase rice harvests, but without success.
3．We were told to keep all our sports __________ (equip) in the lockers downstairs.
4．The people there enjoy complete __________ (free) of speech.
5．He returned from Paris and found his office was under someone else's __________ (occupy)．
6．__________ (confuse) by the question, the boy turned to his teacher for further explanation.
7．He tried __________ (reduce) the family's expenses by 10%.
8．I regretted __________ (comment) on his article like that. He must be angry with my words.
答案：1.hunger 2.have been struggling 3.equipment 4.freedom 5.occupation 6.Confused 7.to reduce 8.commenting
Ⅱ.句型转换
1．We got three times as many people as we had expected.
＝The people we got were ____________________ we had expected.
2．As a result of the bad weather, the match had been cancelled.
＝____________________ the bad weather, the match had been cancelled.
3．You've done well at school, which satisfies me.
＝You've done well at school. I ____________________ you.
4．The children would walk there rather than take a bus.
＝The children ____________________ there ________ a bus.
5．Her father's death was caused by heart failure.
＝Heart failure ____________________ her father's death.
答案：1.twice more than 2. Because of/Owing to 3. am satisfied with 4.would rather walk；than take 5. led to
