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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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