根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

1. I like g _____ best because I can learn a lot about  the world.

2. —Which of the books did you like?  

    —N _____ of them. They were both dull.

3. He played well in the o _____.

4. Which of these two dresses do you p _____?

5. Another name for s _____ school is high school.

6. He is never a _____ from school.

7. He gave s _____ and led marches.

8. They ran to s _____, away from the fire.