Fill in the blanks with the following words in the box. distress allergic beneficial competent asset exceeds earnest exposure adjust tedious 1. Your constant ___________ to a smoker enables you to take upon his color. 2. Those indifferent to others’ ___________ are known as cold-blooded animals. 3. His story has borne out the truth that the pupil ___________ the master. 4. Anything that is ___________ to students is not likely to turn them on. 5. Women would be ___________ to all the flowers on the God’s earth. 6. Nothing in a happy marriage can replace the___________ love for each other. 7. While the largest bankruptcy is despair, the greatest ___________ is hope 8. His wisdom lies in knowing how to hold fast to what is___________ to him. 9. Granted that he is not brilliant, he is at least ___________ and works hard. 10. His achievement rests with his ability to _________ himself to new surroundings.