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

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

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.

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

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

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

The aircraft vanished without（）