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

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

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

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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

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

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（）

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