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

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

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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