9. The farmers raised many o___________ on their farms.

8. Many people are still choosing to work b____________ retirement age.

7. The hole was not s___________, so he filled water in it so that the ball could float on the surface.

6. The flood was a kind of terrible c______________ in which many people died.

5. Outside the clinic, he was waiting for the news of his new baby with great a____________.

4. It is a t__________ task for us to fulfill, otherwise we would have already finished it.

3. Having been here for three years, he is now a_____________ to the hot weather.

2. D______________ as her illness is, she never feels hopeless for her future.

1. I don’t want to be a b____________ to my children when I’m old.

30.　　 两边都是成排的 __________________