（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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

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