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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

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

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