1. The program cannot f________ without the government's support.
答案：function
2. A d________ relative is not as good as a near neighbour.
答案：distant
3. Her a________ was good and she hit the lion with her first shot.
答案：aim
4. The news of his mother's death was a terrible s________ to him.
答案：shock
5. It's a matter of setting your own g________ and following them.
答案：goals
6. The news isn't very c________， I'm afraid.
答案：cheerful
7. I'm afraid I can't pass the exams. I've done so little ________(准备) for them.
答案：preparation
8. As a schoolboy, Clinton had an ________(抱负) to be a president.
答案：ambition
9. With the weather getting worse, it was ________(没有希望的) to organize the outing.
答案：hopeless
