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

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

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

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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