Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Please note that verbs should be used in proper tenses and voices.

exhausted     abandon     sink     endurance     rescue     persuade starve     resolution       plainly     desperate

【小题1】—Is Jane eager for the scholarship?
—No one is more _______ for the scholarship than Jane.
【小题2】Our physics teacher gives his lessons so _______ that every one of us can understand what he says.
【小题3】After a long journey, they finally came back home, _______.
【小题4】We were sad to hear that the ship _______ to the bottom of the sea and no one survived the disaster.
【小题5】The athlete rushed to the finishing line with great _______ in the race and everyone present burst into cheers.
【小题6】I am afraid that many people have _______ to death due to the natural disaster in that poor country.
【小题7】The scheme’s investors decided to _______ the project for lack of funds and financial support.
【小题8】I can assure you that had Jim not dived to _______ him, the boy would have drowned.
【小题9】Once he has made his _______, he will never give up no matter what difficulties he may meet with.
【小题10】The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people are _______ to eat more fruit and vegetables.