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

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

The weakening housing market continued to take its（）on the industry.

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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

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

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