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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

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

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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.