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

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

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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

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