Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. 1. Several thousand supporters strained( 尽力,竭力 ) to catch a_____ of the new president. 2. Nothing can ______ me to live there. 3. The road continued ______ the village up into the hills. 4. He _____ at the watch in the shop. 5. What are you ______ about? 6. You will need to complete three written _____ every semester. 7. She was a/an ________ good cook. 8. We live further down on the ________ side of the road.