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

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.