1. The government has taken measures, ______(aim) at cutting down the cost during the tough economy.

2. _____ (aim) at improving the students’ ability, this activity is popular with the students.

第1题答案为aiming, 第2题答案为Aimed, 为什么？

解释：

如果主语是人，作状语时一般用aiming at/to；如果主语是物，作状语时一般用aimed at/to。例如：

The book is aimed at improving the students’ reading.

He aims at improving the students’ reading.