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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

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

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

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