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

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

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

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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?