1 . A: Ouch! My leg really hurts!
B: Why don’t you take some medicine to         the pain?
(Which option is not suitable?)

A．reduce

B．relax

C．ease

2 . The project was dreamed up by a local charity to ________ (减少) loneliness and improve elderly people’s well-being. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

3 . Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever­increasing populations, greatly ________ (reduce) waterfowl habitat (栖息地). (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . The project was dreamed up by a local charity ________ (reduce) loneliness and improve elderly people’s wellbeing. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . 拓展单词
1. fortune n. 幸运→ ________ adj.幸运的→ ________ adv.幸运地
2. extinct adj.灭绝的→ ________   n. 灭绝，绝种
3. devote v. 致力，献身，倾注→ ________ n. 奉献，献身→ ________ adj.献身的，忠诚的
4. cruel adj.残忍的→ ________ n. 残忍，残酷，残暴
5. affect v. 影响→ ________ n. 影响，喜爱
6. adopt v. 采取(某种方法)→ ________ adj.收养的，领养的→ ________ n. 采用，收养
7. reduce v. 减少，降低→ ________ n. 减少；下降
8. permit v. 允许 n. (书面)许可→ ________ n. 允许，许可
9. major adj.主要的，重要的 v. 主修→ ________ n. 多数，大多数(人或物)
10. electricity n. 电→ ________ adj.电的；用电的→ ________ adj.与电有关的；用电的；发电的
11. remove v. 移走，搬走，去掉→ ________ n. 免职；移动；消除；搬迁
12. urge v. 竭力主张，强烈要求，敦促→ ________ adj.紧急的
13. concern n. 关心，担心 v. 使关心；和……有关→ ________ adj.焦急的，担忧的→ ________ prep.关于
14. contribute v. 促成，造成(某事发生)→ ________ n. 贡献，捐献

7 . Poaching incidents ________ (reduce), decreasing wildlife fatalities from thousands to hundreds annually. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . The less energy you use, the less carbon dioxide is ________.

A．reserved

B．restored

C．released

D．reduced

10 . 据报道，由于砍伐树木，野生动物的生存空间正在减少。（reduce）

It is reported that living spaces for wildlife ______ ______ ______ due to the cutting of trees.