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

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

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

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

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

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

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