8. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ________ to eat more fruit and vegetables. (persuade)

7. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison ____________ the world leading inventor’s for sixty years. (be)

6. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people ________ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. (begin)

5. Because the shop _______ down, all the T-shirts are sold at half price. (close)

4. The crazy fans __________ patiently for 2 hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived. (wait)

3. She __________ her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job.(change)

2. How can you possibly miss the news? It ______________ on TV all day long.(be)

1. I thought Jim would say something about his school report, but he _________ it.( not mention)

10. We should take effective measures to _______ the rate of economic growth.

(二)用括号中所给动词的正确时态完成句子。

9. I had read about another account(描述) of the story so I began to doubt the _____ of his report.