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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

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

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

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