She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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