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

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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

The weakening housing market continued to take its（）on the industry.

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

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.