He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

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

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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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