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

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

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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.

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

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

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