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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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