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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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