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

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.

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

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

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

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

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

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

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