1. He found it hard to ___ the temptation to get drunk.
A.resign
B.resist
C.refuse
D.reserve
2. If you don't dry the knife, it will ___.
A.ruin
B.rust
C.decay
D.spoil
3. It's too late to change your mind now, so there's no point in ___ tears over it.
A.discarding
B.streaming
C.shedding
D.flowing
4. She ___ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
A.slipped
B.skated
C.spilt
D.split
5. The children had been ___ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A.warned
B.alerted
C.threatened
D.persuaded
6. Franklin's ability to learn from observations and experience ___ greatly to his success in public life.
A.contributed
B.owed
C.attached
D.related
7. Half the students were ___ as they bored with the lessons.
A.yielding
B.yawning
C.stooping
D.straining
8. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely ___.
A.scattered
B.separated
C.spaced
D.divided
9.The car accident was ___ to the driver's violation of the traffic regulations.
A.assigned
B.contributed
C.attributed
D.transferred
10. This meat is rather tough; you have to ___ it for a long time.
A.chew
B.bite
C.eat
D.swallow