The aircraft vanished without（）

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.

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?