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

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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

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

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）