1. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _______ because of the bad weather.

A) set off    B) broken off

C) worn off      D) called off

2. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked______

　 A) mindless      B) unaware　　

C) brainless　      　D) unconscious

3. The students was just about to _____ the questions, when suddenly he found the answer.

A) arrive at      B) submit to

C) work out      D) give up

4. Being out of work, Jane can no longer _______ friends to dinners and movies as she used to.

A) urge      B) treat

C) appeal      D) compel

5. I don't know whether what she said is true, but I' 11 try to __ it.

　 A) conform      B) confirm

C) confess      D) confine

6. Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the incident.

A) access      B) resort

C) contact      D) path

7. They were ________admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.

A) denied      B) declined

C) deprived      D) rejected

8. He always did well at school _______having to do part-time jobs every now and then.

A) in spite of      B) regardless of

C) on account of      D) in case of

9. The manager urged his staff not to _____ the splendid opportunity.

A) drop      B) miss

C) escape      D) slide

10. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.

A) take to      B) take out

C) take away      D) take on

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

1. "Par in parem imperium non habet" is an legal_________ maxim in the world. (dispute)

2. He felt an _________impulse to rush into the room. (resist)

3. His music is a haunting mix of guitar, __________, oriental gongs and bells. (synthesis)

4. It's not an agreement as such, but it will have ________ the same effect as one. (virtue)

5. I had ________ scientists as bearded old men. (vision)

6.They ________ hackers breaking into their information vaults. (vision)

7. A number of institutions ________and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. (revere)

8. His plan got a lukewarm ________ from the committee. (receive)

9. In comparison with the disastrous damage made by the earthquake, my personal loss is _________.(neglect)

10. She's always ________ about her mother's health. (fidget)