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

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

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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