题目
Officials said that on Thursday they would focus on ___ the damage and getting residents back home. (assessment)
Officials said that on Thursday they would focus on ___ the damage and getting residents back home. (assessment)
题目解答
答案
根据题意，“focus on”后需接动名词形式。将“assessment”转换为“assessing”可满足句式要求。完整句子为：
“Officials said that on Thursday they would focus on assessing the damage and getting residents back home.”
答案：assessing
解析
考查要点：本题主要考查动名词的用法，特别是固定短语“focus on”后接动名词的结构。
解题关键：明确“focus on”后必须接动名词（动词的-ing形式），而非名词。题目中给出的提示词“assessment”是名词，需转化为对应的动名词形式。
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分析句子结构
句子中的“focus on”是固定短语，意为“集中精力于……”。其后需要接动名词或名词，但根据语境，此处强调“评估”的动作，因此应选择动名词形式。 -
词性转换
提示词“assessment”是名词，对应的动名词形式为“assessing”（由动词“assess”加-ing构成）。
关键点：动名词作“focus on”的宾语补足语，表示具体的动作。