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

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

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

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