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

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.

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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