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

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

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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

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