I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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.