句意：我出生的那个小山村已经成为了一个小镇。

　　2．The majority of the wives ____________ against their husbands' smoking.

　　答案：are　句意：大多数妻子反对丈夫抽烟。be against表示"反对"；the majority of修饰复数名词作主语，谓语一般用复数形式。

　　3．In order to gain a bigger share in the international market, many state­run companies are striving ____________ (make) their products more competitive.

　　答案：to make　句意：为了在国际市场上占更大的份额，许多国营企业正在努力使自己的产品更具有竞争力。此处用不定式作目的状语。

　　4．He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water ________.

　　答案：out　句意：他脱下自己的湿衣服，把水挤出来。squeeze out把......挤出来，符合题意。

　　5．All people, ____________ they are old or young, rich or poor, have been trying their best to help those in need since the disaster.

　　答案：whether　whether...or...为固定搭配，表示"不管是......还是......"，在此引导让步状语从句。

　　6．-Who should be responsible for the accident?

　　-The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order as ____________ (tell)．

　　答案：told　考查状语从句的省略。as told的完整形式是as they were told，从句主语和主句主语一致(均为they)，且从句中有be，故省略了they were。

　　7．Although these old buildings date ____________ to the Qing Dynasty, they remain in good condition.

　　答案：back　句意：尽管这些旧建筑物历史可追溯到清朝，但是它们仍然完好无损。date back to"追溯到，起源于"，符合句意。

8． A fire broke out in the building at about 7∶30 on Tuesday morning,