1. In the family reunion, I always tried to avoid _____ topics such as politics and religion. (110年合作金庫考題) 


2. The management expert says forcing a group of superstars to work together may _____ a fatal explosion. (107年彰化銀行考題) 


3. The photos of Mars taken from the satellites are much clearer _____ take from the earth. (110年合作金庫考題) 


4. The substance can cause _____ damage to the body that cannot be undone even if you try hard. (108年第一銀行考題) 


5. Julia came home and found the door was open, but she remembered _____ it before leaving for work this morning. (108年合作金庫考題) 


6.   From 1948 to 1993, when white people ruled South Africa, only black people with permits could go in white people’s areas. One day, two black men met in a whites-only section of a city. One of them had a permit to work in the zone, but the other did not.
  Suddenly they saw a policeman coming towards them, and they felt worried. “Run!” whispered the man with the permit to his friend. “I’ll follow behind.”
  So they started running and the policeman shouted “Stop, stop!” and began to chase them.
  After a while, he caught the second man.
  “Did you think you could get away?” he snarled. “Show me your permit!”
  The man, playing for time, fumbled in his pockets for over one minute and finally took out his permit.
  The policeman was surprised. He knew that he had been tricked. The man without the permit was now too far away to be caught.
  “You had a permit, but why did you run?” the officer asked unhappily.
  “Doctor’s orders,” said the man. “My doctor has asked me to run a mile every evening.”
  “Oh, yes?” the policeman doubted. “Then why was your friend running?”
  “His doctor has ordered him to run, too,” said the man.
  The policeman became red with rage.
  “You think you’re very smart, don’t you?” he yelled. “But tell me, if you were only running for your health, why didn’t you stop when you saw me running after you? And don’t tell me you didn’t see me chasing you...... I know you did!”
  “Of course I knew you were running after me,” said the man.
  “Then why didn’t you stop?” asked the policeman, ready to arrest the man once he admitted his wrongdoing.
  “I thought you too had been ordered to run by your doctor,” said the man.

Why were the two black men worried when they saw the policeman walking towards them? (110年合庫金控考題) 


7. The host announces a ten-minute _____ for the speaker and audience to take a rest. (108年臺灣銀行考題) 


8. In addition to her job in the office, Mary also writes articles for a magazine to _____ her income.  (111年兆豐銀行考題) 


9. Most adventurers _____ to overcome difficult challenges the nature has to offer. (110年合作金庫考題) 


10. Crows in this area often collect _____ objects to decorate their nests. (108年臺灣銀行考題) 


11. As his health _____, he couldn’t even walk around in the house. (111年合作金庫考題) 


12. A severe storm is approaching, so the disaster prevention squad needs to _____ some villages near the coast, making sure no one stays there. (110年合庫金控考題) 


13. Tom’s aunt looked _____ she was going to explode with anger. (111年合作金庫考題) 


14. Don’t worry about what others might say. This is your room. You can decorate it _____ you want. (111年土地銀行考題) 


15. In order to host the upcoming international sports event, the nation plans to construct an athletes’ village to _____ players from all over the world. (108年臺灣銀行考題) 


16. The main difference between capitalism and socialism is the extent _____ the government controls the economy. (110年第一銀行考題) 


17. Without a decisive leader, the organizing process was redundant and _____. (108年彰化銀行考題) 


18. What you’ve done is _____ in Singapore because it breaks the law of the country. (110年土地銀行考題) 


19. This school is famous for beautiful campus and advanced _____. (107年土地銀行考題) 


20. Henry accidently deleted all the information by _____. (112年合作金庫考題) 


21. We differ from our _____ in that we value our customers’ trust as our most important asset, and that’s why we are able to stay ahead in the competition. (111年第一銀行考題) 


22. He didn’t study at all; _____, he went to the party and didn’t come home until seven in the morning. (108年合作金庫考題) 


23. Mr. Earnest is full of creative ideas. He always comes up with _____ ways to get things done quickly. (112年第一銀行考題) 


24. President Trump and his _____ from Canada and France will meet tomorrow. Together, the top political leaders of the three nations will unveil a new goal for generating carbon-free power. (109年第一銀行考題) 


25. The new Thai restaurant _____ in August next year near the Taipei Main Station. (112年合作金庫考題) 


26. If you missed the latest _____ of the show, you can watch it online now with a minimum membership fee. (108年第一銀行考題) 


27. 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) 


28. My family will return from Italy _____ two weeks. (107年第一銀行考題) 


29. It was _____ experience that I still remember it clearly today. (111年第一銀行考題) 


30. His company’s employees are much more hard-working and intelligent than _____. (108年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


31. The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its _____. (110年臺灣銀行考題) 


32. Mary has been _____ of an overdraft in her savings account. (108年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


33. The historic building _____ in the ancient city became a popular tourist attraction after its restoration. (108年彰化銀行考題) 


34. It’s surprising that the girl has _____ the famous cartoon character. (111年兆豐銀行考題) 


35. I did not get enough sleep last night, _____ did some of my classmates. (109年合作金庫考題) 


36. Governor Hogan _____ a bill into law later this week that provides grants to eligible students. (107年第一銀行考題) 


37. Mr. Watson has been doing _____ with the cigar importer for over a decade. (108年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


38. To control the threat of chemical _____ to human health, the government will lower the permissible level in agriculture. (107年臺灣銀行考題) 


39. When lava reaches the surface, its temperature can be 10 times _____ boiling water. (108年合作金庫考題) 


40. The company hires best workers and uses best materials in order to make products of the highest _____. (108年土地銀行考題) 


41. The rock singer has a large base of _____ fans who have followed and supported him for many years. (107年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


42. As a successful _____, he never failed to make people laugh in his long career of forty-two years. (108年合作金庫考題) 


43. A visitor to a museum was able to crack the combination to a safe _____ for 40 years on his first try. (109年第一銀行考題) 


44. Unlike the other reports that focus on one or two aspects only, this report is the most _____ one I’ve read so far. (111年合作金庫考題) 


45. Your shoes are worn out, but hers still _____ good. (111年第一銀行考題) 


46. _____ a rich background in foreign affairs and policies, he is considered a strong candidate for the position. (109年合作金庫考題) 


47. The young man did it out of the pressure to ______. In other words, he did it because everyone else in the group did it, and he didn’t want to be different. (111年土地銀行考題) 


48. Thanks to modern technology, weather _____ today is mostly quite accurate. (108年合作金庫考題) 


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. Due to the pandemic, my father’s company lost at least 80 employees, _____ are under home quarantine. (110年合作金庫考題)