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

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

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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.

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）