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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

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

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

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

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