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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

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

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

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.