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

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

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

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

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

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

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

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

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