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

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

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

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

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

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.

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

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