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

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

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（）

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends