1 . 你需要算一算要花多少时间才能完成分配的任务。(calculate) (翻译句子)

3 . Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. There is one extra that you do not need.

A. commonplace       B. conservation        C. bombard        D. highlight E. accuracy             F. calculate               G. stretch          H. soak          I. vary

1. We devote our resources and our skills to presenting the fullest version of the truth we can deliver, and place high value on the________of the gathered information.
2. In the exhibition, artists created various artistic objects to________the capital city's problems, including pollution, poverty, lack of health care and overconsumption.
3. In the summer, fields of grassy frozen ground________from snow-capped mountain ranges to the stony shoreline, but in the winter the sun disappears.
4. The study is a reminder that________isn’t just about protecting a few species, but the relationships they have which branch through an entire ecosystem.
5. Clinical professors are trying to find out how anti-depressants (抗抑郁药), which become more ________ in society, affect mental health.
6. Scientists have come up with a new formula to________a dog’s age in human years, and it is much more complicated than multiplying its real age by seven.
7. At the press conference, journalists________the spokesman with various questions regarding the latest incident.
8. A wave of mass shootings has plagued the U.S. in recent weeks, drawing attention to how gun laws________ from state to state.