根据句子的意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
【小题1】Teachers are ______ (严格的) with us than before because of the coming exams.
【小题2】Sadly, the machine has been stopping working __________.（完全，彻底）
【小题3】The water in the river has ________ a lot because of the heavy rain. (升起)
【小题4】After hours of ________, they let through the report in the end. (讨论)
【小题5】________ his efforts he succeeded in making so many useful inventions. (凭借）
【小题6】It’s ___________ possible that most of us can go to our ideal school. (true)
【小题7】I can put away my things. She can put away __________now. (she)
【小题8】Please put away those__________keys to cars. They are going swimming. (Germany)
【小题9】The robber who broke into the bank seemed to be in his__________. (twenty)
【小题10】People can easily get ill from __________  in such a polluted place. (live)