Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

The aircraft vanished without（）

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

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

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

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