An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

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

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