Choose the best answer.

1. ________, I never go swimming right after I eat.
a. Asa rule
b. In spite of
c. Neither here nor there


2. He was ________ for words when he won the award.
a. at a loss
b. as a rule
c. for short


3. How did you ________ such a clever idea for a story?
a. be at a loss
b. come up with
c. look to


4. She was the prefect choice ________ finding someone to organize the conference.
a. ran into
b. when it came to
c. was at a loss


5. There was no need to ________ the mistake. Everyone could see it.
a come up with
b. look to
c. point out


6. He drank ________ because he was driving.
a. neither beer nor wine
b. in spite of
c. for short


7. We ________ an old friend of ours at the movie theater.
a. came up with
b. ran into
c. were at a loss


8. You could ________ your grandparents for information about your ancestors.
a. point out
b. look to
c. run into


9. ________ the terrible weather, we had a nice time on our vacation.
a. In spite of
b. When it comes to
c. As a rule


10. Although our team name is the Buccaneers, people call us the Bucs ________.
a. in spite of
b. as a rule
c. for short