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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

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.

The weakening housing market continued to take its（）on the industry.

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

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

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.