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

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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

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

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