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.

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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

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

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）