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

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

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

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

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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