1 . People began to concentrate less on religious themes and _________(采纳)   a more humanistic attitude to life.

2 . We were able to c________ the students of the necessity for wider reading.

3 . I just wanted to e__________ her but it seemed that I made her cry worse.

4 . The mother tried to c_____ down her baby.

5 . I used to ____________(钦佩) him as a true scientist and a hard worker.

6 . I'm writing to___________(申请) for the position as a student volunteer. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

7 . He is a good example for us to l_______ from. (根据首字母单词拼写)

8 . His family was too poor to a_________ to buy him books. (根据首字母单词拼写)

9 . Madam, I’m sorry to b_____________（打扰）you, but can you show me the way to the nearest post office?

10 . I’m happy that my 80-year-old grandma has learned how to __________________ (下载) from the Internet.