Question

1. The workers attempted        (finish) the task before August,but they

didn’t make it because of the terrible weather.

Answer 1

1. to finish     attempt to do sth 争取做某事，不一定完成，指具体一次性的尝试。句意：工人们试图在八月以前完成这项任务，但由于天气不好没有完成。