1 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词或短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个多余的单词或短语。

seek,     make a bet,     attach ,     by accident,     select,       carry sb through       decade,     bring about ,       occur,          figure out,

1. She was elected to the first national people’s congress and over the next ________she held many important positions.
2. Two rich brothers had been having a heated argument for a couple of days, and finally they ________to settle it.
3. Have scientists________a way to store sufficient food and water for the long journey?
4. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain________.
5. The Challenger disaster that________ on 28 January 1986 resulted in the death of five NASA astronauts and two specialists.
6. Over 300,000 people came from all over the world and________ their fortune, making San Francisco quickly become a big city.
7. As the first woman ________ to make a trip into space, Tereshkova felt lucky and proud.
8. These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman and what________ a life of hard choices.

2 . Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help by working on a light ______ ______ ______ ______, but she fell off the ladder. Even though Tony had been in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. (根据句意填空)