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

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

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

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

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.