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

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

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

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

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