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

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

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

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