The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.