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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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.