The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

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.

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