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.

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.