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

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

The weakening housing market continued to take its（）on the industry.

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

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

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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

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

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