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

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

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

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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

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.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.