首字母填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
小题1: S________ the environment in exchange for the financial prosperity is the unwisest activity.
小题2: Steven finally got e________ with 2 more votes.
小题3: Some states of America would like to a________ the food tax for the purpose of stimulating
the consumption.
小题4: Rules and r________ contribute a lot to maintaining a peaceful and healthy school environment.
小题5: This well-loved teacher makes every effort to create a d________ class so that every student can get involved in the daily class management.
小题6: Independence and equality among states is a fundamental p_________ of international law.
小题7: S_________ suggest that the population of this country will be double in ten years' time.
小题8: High street retailers(零售商) reported a m__________ increase in sales before Christmas.
小题9: Christianity is the d__________ religion in America, with 78% of American adults identifying with some form of the Christian religion.
小题10: Living in an age of globalization, we are b_________ with new opportunities and faced with new challenges.
小题1:Sacrificing
小题2:elected
小题3:abolish
小题4:regulations
小题5:democratic
小题6:principle
小题7:Statistics
小题8:marked
小题9:dominant
小题10:blessed
题目分析：
小题1:考查动名词。牺牲环境来换取的财富的增长是最不明智的做法，这里是动名词短语做主语，故用动词的动名词形式Sacrificing.
小题2:考查动词。根据2 more votes 可知这是选举，get done的形式，故用elected.
小题3:考查动词。美国的一些州想要废除食品税为了刺激消费，废除用abolish.
小题4:考查名词。学校的规章制度有助于保持和平和健康的学校环境，规章制度应该用复数regulations.
小题5:考查形容词。这位备受喜爱的老师努力创造一个民主气氛的班级以便于每一个学生都能参与日常的班级管理，民主的是形容词，来修饰名词class，故用democratic.
小题6:考查名词。国家之间的独立和平等是国际法规的基本原则，fundamental 是形容词，所以后用名词principle.
小题7:考查名词。统计表明这个国家的人口是十年前的两倍，根据谓语动词suggest 判断主语必须用复数故用Statistics.
小题8:考查形容词。这里修饰名词increase ，所以应该用形容词marked“显著的，明显的”。
小题9:考查形容词。基督教在美国是一个占优势的宗教，这里需用形容词来修饰名词，故用dominant“占优势的，统治的”。
小题10:考查动词。生活在一个全球化的时代，我们有更多的新的机会和面临新的挑战，这里是短语be blessed with享有。
点评：本题主要考查了名词、动词、动名词及形容词等，要求考生会根据不同的句意来判断句中该用单词的什么形式，这需要考生平时多记多练。