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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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