After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.