1. The board insists that the final decision     reconsidered before implementation. (114年第一銀行考題) 


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


3. The government enacted laws to protect women from _____ employment practices. (108年第一銀行考題) 


4. What does the article mean by saying “the policeman became red with rage”? (110年合庫金控考題) 


5. The mayor declared a citywide _____ ahead of a storm that is expected to bring record rainfall this weekend.  (111年第一銀行考題) 


6. Ethics officials are investigating a council member, _____ specifically the funds he received from lobbyists. (107年第一銀行考題) 


7. In our club, each member, regardless of gender, _____ respect. (107年第一銀行考題) 


8. Not only the marine biologist but also her research colleagues _____ trying to locate the endangered species for years. (108年彰化銀行考題) 


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


10. _____ we had tried to contain the disease, it still started to spread across the country after several months. (110年合作金庫考題) 


11. If the clothing in high-end department stores is too expensive to you, go to _____ where you can find lower prices and everyday bargains. (109年第一銀行考題) 


12. _____ intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks. (109年第一銀行考題) 


13. 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) 


14. It's _____ clear that he did it. All the evidence showed he killed the boy for sure. (107年土地銀行考題) 


15. _____ out there was an absolute display of racism. No wonder he was hated by so many people. (111年兆豐銀行考題) 


16. This self-help book offers step-by-step procedures for changing habits and explains _____ can achieve. (107年第一銀行考題) 


17. Once a hard drive of a computer is broken, it is almost impossible for technicians to _____ the data originally saved on it. (109年臺灣銀行考題) 


18. Emma is not a big fan of sweets, but she enjoys an     treat once in a while. (114年合作金庫考題) 


19. Most teenagers _____ for themselves. Their mothers usually take care of everything. (111年臺灣銀行考題) 


20. His father insisted that he     his dream of being a pop singer. (113年合作金庫考題) 


21. The kindergarten kid is reluctant _____ the classroom on the first day of school. (108年兆豐銀行考題) 


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


23. As some researchers have discovered, pursuing perfection can have serious _____ to both mental and physical well-being. (112年第一銀行考題) 


24. The idea behind self-compassion is that we should treat ourselves kindly when we make mistakes, and avoid _____ by negative emotions. (112年第一銀行考題) 


25. The company received     complaints about the faulty product, forcing them to issue a recall. (114年兆豐銀行考題) 


26. I'll have to study hard to     a chance of passing that exam. (114年第一銀行考題) 


27. Because of the bad weather, _____ a great holiday turned out to be a disaster. (109年合作金庫考題) 


28. The CEO should state clearly what information she possesses to base her decision on, instead of relying on her illusive _____. (111年臺灣銀行考題) 


29. The team will _____ the risks of the strategy in order to decide whether to adopt it or not. (109年彰化銀行考題) 


30. Prices of almost all commodities have gone up a lot recently, and the government is trying hard to keep _____ down. (112年合作金庫考題) 


31. By focusing on books for women, this independent bookstore found a _____ and survived competition. (107年第一銀行考題) 


32. One person was reportedly killed, and thousands are without power after Tropical Storm Gordon made _____ between Alabama and the Florida panhandle with high-force winds and a heavy downpour. (107年兆豐銀行考題) 


33. The reason why the wealthy businessman buys the bankrupt rugby club is _____. Many people try to figure out the main reason. (110年合作金庫考題) 


34. The tornado _____ through the state Saturday night killed at least 26 people. (112年第一銀行考題) 


35. When bad things happen to us, we need to look on the _____ side to get over them. (108年土地銀行考題) 


36. Peter and Tom are competing for the position of the manager. The former has better work experience than    . (113年臺灣銀行考題) 


37. For many countries, an earthquake can often bring much    . (114年兆豐銀行考題) 


38. AI technology is being developed to     human speech more accurately. (114年合作金庫考題) 


39. After the exposure of the murder case, the police are conducting ongoing _____ into the man’s death. (110年合庫金控考題) 


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


41. A new television series teaches handicapped children _____ can and should think about career development. (109年彰化銀行考題) 


42. Only after the data breach     the company take its cybersecurity seriously. (114年合作金庫考題) 


43. The coffee beans _____ to a fine powder; then you pour boiled water onto the powder. (110年臺灣銀行考題) 


44. We are looking for the best _____ to apply for this job. (112年合作金庫考題) 


45. Leo had _____ hundreds of love letters to his then-girlfriend before she finally agreed to marry him. (108年臺灣中小企業銀行考題) 


46. I'd love to play basketball with you! Let's     some hoops. (113年臺灣銀行考題) 


47. Many countries have set a specific     for the number of refugees they will accept each year. (114年第一銀行考題) 


48. Last week, there were 200 students     in the library to prepare for the mid-term exam. (113年第一銀行考題) 


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


50. In the recent popular TV series, _____ was gradually built up with questions revolving around who may have killed the protagonist. (111年臺灣銀行考題)