The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 （）