Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by choosing the proper word in the brackets. 1. David walked into the room, __________by bodyguards. A. encircled, B. cycled 2. The six-year-old boy went to school with a __________face in a rainy day. A. bruised, B. broken 3. My cousin __________me out of the way when the gang came towards us. A. elbowed, B. knocked 4. My father__________ himself to two cigarettes a day as he had a bad cough recently. A. restricted, B. locked 5. The professional basketball player __________off the defeat and talked about tonight's game. A. shrugged, B. turn 6. Our old headmaster made a __________specch of 4 hours at the graduation ceremony. A. marathon, B. brief 7. He would have his degree by now if his laziness hadn't_____. A. intervened, B. interacted) 8. My son terribly __________a visit to the dentist. A. dreads, B. desires 9. Because of its successful management, an amateur acting group had already __________into a theatrical company. A. evolved, B. involved l0. He considered it his duty, in a________ sort of way, to stand by her. A. resigned, B. disobedient