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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.