大学英语：The cities use these funds for education

The cities use these funds for education, police and fire department, public works and municipal buildings.

　　work 用作单数时，通常指工作，例如：I have a lot of work to do this afternoon.

　　用作复数时，works则指　1）著作：The Complete Works of Mao Zetong（《毛泽东全集》）　2）工程：public works（公共建筑工程，市政工程）