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

（）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.

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

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

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

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

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