The aircraft vanished without（）

He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

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.