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

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.

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

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）