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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

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

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

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