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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

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