1 . He jumped into the rushing river, swimming towards that ____________ (almost die because the person has been underwater too long and he cannot breathe) child, regardless of the danger ahead. (根据英文提示单词拼写)

2 . In Sri Lanka, 1,600 km west of the quake centre, the number of ________ was 2498.

A．death

B．deaths

C．dead

D．dying

4 . I’m ________ (die) to know what happened because it was so strange. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . The elm trees are all ________(die). (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . And even as she lay ________ (die), her final thoughts were for others: “I’m going to go,” she said. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . They attended morning, noon and night to the ________(die)man. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . I’ve been d_________ to have some of my favourite sweets, and it’s always nice to get mail. (根据首字母单词拼写)