Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

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.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.