题目内容：

请根据首字母或中文提示，用单词的恰当形式填空。

1.I learned that he was _________(遭受) from cancer and had been in hospital for two months.

2.He respects his mother but sometimes he d_________ with her decisions.

3.Clever ​salesmen can _________ (说服) you to ​buy things you don't really ​want.

4.Thomas is very r_________. In other words, he can be relied on.

5.His business went under because of _________ (竞争) from the large companies.

6.I would a_________ it if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will be coming.

7.This was Jenny's first time in the States, so she was not very f___________ with the culture.