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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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