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

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

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

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

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

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

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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

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

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