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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

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