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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

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

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