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

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

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

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