“Knock it off !”Billy would not 1 banginghis foot on the table. Mrs. Stewart had lost all 2 in telling him to stop. Her words were falling on 3 ears.She had asked her son to quit doing something that was bothering her so manytimes that she 4 even knew the words were coming from her mouth.Billy had 5 this. He just 6 hismom's expressions like this. He banged on without a pause. She used to try to phrase her wordsin 7 ways like,“When you bang on the table that way,it 8 me. Would you 9 doing something else that is littlequieter?” There was warmth in her voice and she had all of the best 10 . 1.A.increase B.decrease C.cease D.ease 2.A.patient B.convenience C.patient D.conscience 3.A.indifferent B.deaf C.dead D.deafened 4.A.hardly B.only C.just D.almost 5.A.get used to B.gotused to C.used to D.uses to 6.A.stored B.scored C.explored D.ignored 7.A.positive B.negative C.possible D.grateful 8.A.hardens B.weakens C.settles D.upsets 9.A.mean B.care C.mind D.stop 10.A.attentions B.intentions C.aspiration D.indications