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

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

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

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

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

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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?