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

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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

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

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

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.