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.

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

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

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

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

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