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

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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

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.

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

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