课文填空。按照课文填出下列句中缺少的词汇，每空一词。
1. ______ ______ I returned after an absence, I felt stupid because I was _______ the others.
2. I have a busy life with no time to ______ ______ feeling sorry for myself.
3. As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more ______. So
Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, ______ ______,scan.
4. This really surprised Asimov and from that moment, he started to _______ himself seriously____
a writer.
5. Without ______ we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and ______ ______
into the bay.
6. The first thing I became aware of was all the ______ colours _______me.
7. I know you're _______ to hear all about my life here, so I've _______ some photos which
will help you _______ the places I talk about.
8. This gift _______ the cost of exercise books and textbooks for community primary
schools that _______ in poor or remote villages.