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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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