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

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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