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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

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.

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.