Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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