1.The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water __________. A. supply B. poverty C. plenty D. shortage 7. They try to find a way of bettering their lives. A. moving B. changing C. achieving D improving 2.I don’t like quizzes because my general _______ is so poor. A. appearance B. memory C. knowledge D. Thinking 3. They live happily although it is hard to make ends __________. A. come B. visit C. meet D. gather 4. The roads need ______ as there is more and more traffic nowadays. A. broadening B. thickening C. widening D. making bigger 5. After the rain, most of the roads in the village become ______. D. making bigger A. watery B. dry C. muddy D. floody