Choose the correct word.

1. My father wants to break ... from the company he is working for now \(stop being part of\).
2. Tell me about Ann and Peter – is it true they have broken ... \(end a relationship\)?
3. We could not go anywhere that weekend because the car broke ... \(stop working\).
4. Peace negotiations between the two fighting armies were broken ... \(end something abruptly\).
5. The student broke ...
and wept when she was told about the results of her exam \(lose control of one’s emotions\).
6. The mother broke ... the bar of chocolate and shared it out among her children \(divide something to make smaller parts\).
7. It’s a great pity that fights often break ... among rival fans during football matches \(begin suddenly\).
8. Some people in black masks broke ... the bank \(enter by force\).