Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

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.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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

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

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

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

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