After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

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

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

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

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

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