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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.