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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

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

I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.