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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

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

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

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 （）

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.