The mail was ___ for two days because of the heavy snows.
| A．held out | B．held up | C．held back | D．held off |
Only Edward can lift that heavy stone because he is a man with great __________.
| A．force | B．size |
| C．energy | D．strength |
The company is deep in __________ so you'd better avoid dealing with it.
| A．debt | B．strength |
| C．benefit | D．thought |
She can't get down to work because she was deeply __________ by the news of his death.
| A．surprised | B．affected |
| C．harmed | D．charged |
I tried to pretend that I didn't care, but it was impossible to avoid __________.
| A．to be affected | B．being affected |
| C．to affect | D．affecting |
Your writing style __________ greatly by the __________ writer.
| A．affected; influential |
| B．was influenced; influenced |
| C．was influenced; influential |
| D．was effected; effective |