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.

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

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

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

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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.