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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

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

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

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