【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。

1). In some poor African areas, many children died of ________ (hungry) every year.

2). The basic needs of the world population should ________ (satisfy) first.

3). The survey found that men got greater ________ (satisfy) from caring for their families than they did from work.

4). The rapid ________ (expand) of cities can cause social and economic problems.

5). We were told to keep all our sports ________ (equip) in the lockers downstairs.

6). The people there enjoy complete ________ (free) of speech.

7). The ________ (discover) of electricity was Franklin.

8). Like many ________ (discover), atomic power can be used for good or evil.

Keys: 1). hunger 2). be sarisfied 3). satisfaction 4). expansion 5). equipment 6). freedom 7). discoverer 8). discoveries IV 重点词汇 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）

1. struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力

[典例]

1). They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。

2). The book is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的是他们为解放而作的斗争。

[词语归纳]

struggle for 为......而斗争 struggle with / against与......作斗争

struggle to do sth.努力做某事 straggle to one' s feet挣扎着站起来

a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). They are ________ (为......而斗争) the position

2). They struggled all through the years ______ us _______ the Japanese.(介词)

3). The fox struggled ________ (escape).

4). He _______ _______ _______ _______ (挣扎着站起来) and dragged slowly ahead.

Keys: 1). struggling for 2). with; against 3). to escape 4). struggled to his feet

2. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备 equipment n.[u] 装备；设备

[典例]

1). They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。

2). A good education should equip you for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。

[重点用法]

equip sb./sth. with 用......武装某人；用......装备某物

equip sb./sth. for 为......而武装某人；为......而装备某物

a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). The soldiers were well _______ _______ (装备好了) weapons.

2). We must equip young teachers _______ _______ _______ (对付) difficult children.

3). This library is equipped _______ (介词) atomic research.

4). Our classroom _______ _______ _______ (装备有) a computer and a tape recorder.

Keys: 1). equipped with 2). to deal with 3). for 4). is equipped with

3. regret (regretted) vt. (对......)遗憾；惋惜 n.[c,u] 遗憾；惋惜

[典例]

1). If you go now, you' ll regret it. 假若你现在就走, 一定得後悔。

2). I regret to say the job has been filled. 十分抱歉, 那个工作已经有人做了。