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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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 will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.