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

（）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.

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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

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

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

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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

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