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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

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

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

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

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

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