Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

1 What made you decide on a _________ as a teacher?
2 She _____________ that their plan would mean hard work.
3 They ___________ the land to the south of the Murray River ( 墨累河).
4 The helicopter ( 直升机) was already _______ and ready to go.
5 Although it was dark outside, he was able to ___________ his own car.
6 It’s quite important that you should always be _____________ about your job.
7 She got the bachelor degree of _____________ through her hard work at last.
8 There is a general ____________ of the urgent need for reform.