I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.  

A. snatch          B. scratch             C. scrape                 D. scan

 John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

A. scope             B. space               C. capacity                  D. range

 ­­_____, I couldn’t find a solution to the problem.

A. Might I as try    B. As I might try    C. I might as try         D. Try as I might

 The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

A. put down      B. shut out      C. cut short      D. taken off

The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委托） the organization to an unreliable person.

A. danger           B. risk               C. hazard            D. chance

 Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A. opportunities     B. realities           C. necessities         D. probabilities

It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

A. sure             B. right             C. exact            D. certain

The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.

A. adding           B. pushing          C. piling            D. forming

 The captain determined to be with the ship forever and never _____ to disappointment even when the ship sank.  

A. gave off        B. gave over      C. gave way      D. gave up

At the age of twenty Steve left his hometown, _____ to return without making his mark.

A. determining not  B. not determined  C. determined not D. not determining