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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

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

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

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.