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

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

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

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

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

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

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