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

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

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

Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）