Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

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

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

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

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

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

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.

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.