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

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

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.