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

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

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

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

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

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

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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