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

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

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

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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