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

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

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.

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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