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

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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

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