Passengers ________ desperately on to the lifeboats. A: stuck B: clung C: adhered D: graspd

The chairman finally ______ his proposal. A: adapted B: adhered C: admitted  D: adopted

He resolutely ______ to what he said at the meeting. A: adopted B: adapted C: adjusted D: adhered

Sometimes certain families adhered ______ the same religious beliefs for several generations. A: to B: for C: after D: with

Winston Churchill firmly ______ his announced aim of winning the war. A: adhered to B: referred to C: saw to D: catered to

Despite the failure of his<br/>early experiments, the scientist ____<br/>in his research. A: persevered B: adhered C: insisted D: upheld