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

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

Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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

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

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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

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

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