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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

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