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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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