（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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

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

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

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

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