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

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

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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.