5．The soil became drier because of a l________ of rain for a long time.

4．No matter how hard her boyfriend tried to c________ her up, she still felt sad for losing her pet.

3．My favorite Chinese p________ are Li Bai and Du Fu.

2．More and more farmers in rural areas go to u________ areas looking for jobs.

根据下列句子及所给的首字母或汉语注解，写出空缺处单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)

1．The passage was not difficult. The students went through it and s________ the main idea quickly.