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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.