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

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.

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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