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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

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

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

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

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

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