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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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.