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

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

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不稳定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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