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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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

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

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

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