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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.