10. poetry/poet

Such poets as Keats and Shelley wrote romantic poetry.

9. empire/emperor

Napoleon called himself Emperor of the French, which was the highest position in an empire.

8. board/aboard

The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.

There are 12 children on board the ship.

7. declare/declaration

These events led to the declaration of war and the United States declared　 war against Japan at last.

6. major/majority

There are two major opinions about Deng Yujiao killing the official. The majority are in favor of her.

5. The fighting(战斗) around the airport continued for a week before the enemy was defeated.

B．选词填空

4. Rebels (反叛者们) were already making plans to overthrow(推翻) the government.

3. The People’s Republic(共和国) of China will send a sports delegation abroad for the coming Asian Games.

2. These goods(商品) are in short supply;　 the price will be high.

1. Obama is the first African-American president(总统) in the American history.