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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

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

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

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

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.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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