Fill in the blanks with the right words or phrases chosen from those given below.

(advantage, exonerated, pandemonium, helter-skelter, eccentric, want of, by no means, inspiration, deprived of, embodiment)

1. The enquiry commission …………………….. him of the charges leveled against him.

2. Sending man to the moon is …………………………. a small achievement.

3. When the two groups started abusing each other, the chairman tried to pacify them, but in the end as ………………………….. prevailed, he was forced to call off the meeting.

4. The boy drew …………………………. from the stories of great men.

5. He was …………………………. his share in the ancestral property by his unscrupulous brother.

6. Lord Buddha was the ……………………….. of kindness.

7. They ran …………………………. down the payment.

8. All geniuses are said to be a bit …………………………

9. Many people had to be turned away for ………………………. room.

10. One should take ………………………….. of the opportunities that come one’s way.

Answers

1. The enquiry commission exonerated him of the charges leveled against him.

2. Sending man to the moon is by no means a small achievement.

3. When the two groups started abusing each other, the chairman tried to pacify them, but in the end as pandemonium prevailed, he was forced to call off the meeting.

4. The boy drew inspiration from the stories of great men.

5. He was deprived of his share in the ancestral property by his unscrupulous brother.

6. Lord Buddha was the embodiment of kindness.

7. They ran helter-skelter down the payment.

8. All geniuses are said to be a bit eccentric.

9. Many people had to be turned away for want of room.

10. One should take advantage of the opportunities that come one’s way.