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

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

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

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.