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

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

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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