The aircraft vanished without（）

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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