I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

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

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

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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

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

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