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

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

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

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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（）

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