Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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

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

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

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