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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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

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

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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

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

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.