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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

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

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.

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

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

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

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

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