People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

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

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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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

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

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

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

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