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.

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

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

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

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

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

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