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

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

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

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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

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