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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

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.

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

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.