U404 Words in Action The words below are some you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. abolish classify commit division hunt necessity senseless voluntary considerate derive evaluate moderately 1) The council is trying to get more people to do _________ work and render social service in the less developed regions. 2) Elephants are dying out because they are being _______ for the tusks ( 象牙 ). 3) Wines can be _________ as dry, medium or sweet according to their sugar content. 4) Slavery was ________ in Canada in 1833, and the Canadian authorities then encouraged slaves from America to settle down on their land. 5) Some of the developing countries seem to be stuck with a tough situation – the ______ between the rich and the poor has never been so clear and sharp. 6) The mass media commented that the young man’s suicide was nothing but a _______ waste of his life. 7) The police still don’t know who _______ the burglary ( 入室盗窃 ), but it is reported one of the suspects is a loafer by the name of Bill Jones. 8) Now that my parents-in-law have decided to live with us, we are now faced with the _______ to purchase a larger apartment close to the campus. 9) It seems as if every American boy between the ages of 8 and 15 likes to play video games, but such games are only _________ popular among girls of the same age group. 10) A survey shows that a _______ number of people object to the government’s immigration policy. 11) This is a new pain-killing drug which came into use only six months ago, so it’s too early to ________ its effectiveness now. 12) She ________ great satisfaction from playing the violin in her adulthood, even though she used to get bored with it when she was in her late teens.