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

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

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

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

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

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

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.