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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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

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

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

The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

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