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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

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

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