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

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

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

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

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

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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