1. I need a pair of _____ boots to keep my feet dry when walking in the rain. (109年第一銀行考題) 


2. Her speech may be long and complex, but the     of her argument is actually quite simple. (113年第一銀行考題) 


3. One of my students     I did not expect to progress to the next lesson has surprised me. (113年第一銀行考題) 


4. The owner of the restaurant is facing severe _____ after its employees left because they haven’t been paid for three months. (108年兆豐銀行考題) 


5. More security guards have been assigned to the presidential palace to prevent any attempt to _____. (107年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


6. Tom spent the whole afternoon _____ Jessica to use the company inventory system. (108年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


7. After nine unsuccessful _____, he finally made it on his tenth try. (111年合作金庫考題) 


8. All the seats on the bus were    , so we had to stand. (113年臺灣銀行考題) 


9. The animal protection group is attempting to lower the number of dolphin deaths _____ by humans. (108年合作金庫考題) 


10. The children from a remote village are often late for school due to _____. (110年臺灣銀行考題) 


11. _____ health care is the sector where most job opportunities are available comes as a surprise for some. (107年第一銀行考題) 


12. The girl that stands next to our manager has worked in our department _____ she finished college. (109年臺灣銀行考題) 


13. The more generous we are, _____ we become. (107年兆豐銀行考題) 


14. The recent series of unfortunate events made him feel _____ and lost all hope. (111年第一銀行考題) 


15. Last night, a kind woman found a little girl _____ alone on the street. She gave the girl a loaf of bread and asked her if she was lost. (108年兆豐銀行考題) 


16. Some of the hot springs are small pools _____ only by nature, while others have inns _____ up around them. (110年合庫金控考題) 


17. _____ is stingy to everyone, including his family and friends. (110年土地銀行考題) 


18. _____ he was good at math was known to everybody in his class. (107年土地銀行考題) 


19. I haven't had much of an     recently. I haven't been in the mood to eat at all. (113年合作金庫考題) 


20. The patient was relieved to learn that his hospital stay would not last long and was not extended    . (114年第一銀行考題) 


21. If you want to know how our hardware products are made, I can arrange a     tour. (113年合作金庫考題) 


22. Andy’s essay has many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. It needs _____ before it can be handed to the teacher for grading. (108年兆豐銀行考題) 


23. Governments around the world have taken different     to address the problem of inflation. (114年兆豐銀行考題) 


24. French consumer spending _____ faster than expected last month on a sharp rebound in clothing and car sales. (109年第一銀行考題) 


25. As _____, he was allowed to use the school library the same way he did before he graduated from the school. (108年第一銀行考題) 


26. Understanding the mechanics of how our brain cells work could play a role in _____ dementia, the disease of losing intelligence. (109年臺灣銀行考題) 


27. A measles outbreak in Samoa has killed 53 people and _____ 2% of the population. (109年合作金庫考題) 


28. His life philosophy is to be grateful and live each day as if it _____ his last. (112年第一銀行考題) 


29. In spite of what happened in the past two months, I don’t regret _____ here. (109年合作金庫考題) 


30. As her baby woke up calling for attention, Jenny stopped     with her neighbors. (113年合作金庫考題) 


31. The richness and _____ of culture is one of Europe's most important assets and an important source of its creativity. (107年第一銀行考題) 


32. Religious minorities have long been _____ and deprived of freedom by the dictator in the country. (107年臺灣銀行考題) 


33. The heir apparent of the company resented _____ just as a second-generation business owner. (108年合作金庫考題) 


34. We know that education increases cognitive ability, so it stands to reason that educational television would also _____ a positive effect. (109年合作金庫考題) 


35.    , the machines stopped working. (114年合作金庫考題) 


36. Terrorism is not new, _____ of trying to prevent it through counterterrorism measures. (107年兆豐銀行考題) 


37. After several tragic incidents in the U.S., a controversy has _____ over the gun control. (108年第一銀行考題) 


38. Many foreigners in Taiwan find scooters very _____ as the two-wheel vehicles are easy to ride and park. (108年合作金庫考題) 


39. Liberty Bank,     shareholders were passionate about getting a new CEO, has been going through some turbulent changes recently. (113年合作金庫考題) 


40. I didn’t enjoy _____ those papers and I was glad to be rid of them. (111年第一銀行考題) 


41. I avoid     downtown whenever I can. The traffic and parking can be quite challenging. (113年合作金庫考題) 


42. More facilities for _____ and relaxation should be provided in the community to meet the needs of the local residents. (109年合作金庫考題) 


43. In my opinion, no one can cook _____ seafood than the Michelin-starred chef Andre Chiang. (107年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


44. After years of efforts, nations around the world agree endangered _____ must be protected. (109年臺灣銀行考題) 


45. The villagers are facing the threat of a highly possible _____ of a volcano; once it explodes, the whole town will be buried in ashes and lava. (110年第一銀行考題) 


46. About _____ of students in this college, i.e. 650 out of 1000, have to commute because of dormitory shortage. (107年臺灣銀行考題) 


47. If a government or public agency does not do its job, opposition parties, experts and people will start to _____ it. (108年彰化銀行考題) 


48. The federal health organization urged Americans to stop _____ e-cigarettes because of the recent deaths. (108年第一銀行考題) 


49. _____ we leave right now, we are not going to make it to the meeting on time. (111年兆豐銀行考題) 


50. _____ is not until midnight that he went to bed. He could sleep for only 5 hours. (109年第一銀行考題)