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

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

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.