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

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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