1. Jumping out of _______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ________ exciting experience. (NMET 2002, 26)

A. /; the B. /; an C. an ;an D. the ;the

2. Some of the passengers told the reporters about their _____ in the burning train.

　　A. details B. trips C. events D. experiences

Key: C; D

　3. earn

earn v. 挣得，博得　　　　　　　　　　　earnings: n. 所得收入

earn one's living 自行谋生

1． The workers earned less money because they had to pay medical insurance.

因为工人要交医疗保险,所以他们赚得的钱就少了。

2． The old man earned his living as a fisherman.

这老人以捕鱼为生。

3．　As we know, it's his honesty that earned the admiration of his friends.

正如我们所知，正是他的诚实得到了朋友们的赞扬。

4．　It's said that a person's intelligence and abilities have a direct effect on his or her earnings.

一个人的收入与其智商及能力直接有关。

注意：　earn , gain , win

　　earn 指为钱（或任何其他报酬）而工作，含有报酬是应得的含义。

　　win 指在竞争、战争、比赛中获胜，　并可能由此得到奖赏。

　　gain指获得有用和需要的东西，常用于与钱没关系的场合。

1. He has________ a lot of money by working part-time job.

他通过做兼职，已经挣了好多钱。

2. He wants to ＿＿＿a trip to Europe in that competition, but he will be happy if he gets a new bicycle.

他想在那场比赛中得到一个去欧洲的旅游奖,但是如果他能得到一辆新自行车,他会非常高兴。

3. She ______ enough experience while working for the newspaper.