10.　 Tom Sawyer was a___________ from birth by his parents and this led him to a miserable life all by himself.

9.　　　 Reading Franklin’s biography is greatly b___________ to young men, for they will be given piles of precious advice on life and study.

8.　　　 As an excellent graduate, Piccaso was faced with a wide r_______ of choices to work abroad.

7.　　　 Turning around, she found a shark swimming behind her. She p__________ and trembled with fear, unable to flee away.

6.　　　 She is 12 years j_________ to me, but she’s a household name now. How I admire her talents!

5.　　　 If we students go on like this, under such great p_________, we are bound to break down sooner or later.

4.　　　 Jean is pretty, intelligent, outgoing, diligent and….In one word, she is the e________ of her peers and the pride of her family.　

3.　　　 Most students here have become a____________ to getting up early and doing piles of homework.

2.　　　 People t___________ to think the disabled have an awful life due to their disabilities.

1.　　　 Old Tom, together with his fellows, d__________ the dead baleen whale to the depths of the ocean and the whalers all waved goodbye to them.