Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

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

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

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

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

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

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 student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.