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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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.

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

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

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