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

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.