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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.