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

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.