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

The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

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

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

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

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.