1. A:Good afternoon, Great Western Restaurant. This is Steven. How may I help you? B: I would like to make a reservation. A: Certainly, Madam. For what [   ]?   B: September 8th.


2. This brand of detergent is your best choice because it [   ] the toughest stains and won’t fade colors or damage fabric.


3. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


4. If you [   ] that HBO movie last night, you wouldn’t be so drowsy now.


5. In order to prevent casualties, all the residents in the village were [   ] before the typhoon.


6. The secretary was [   ] for work because of the heavy traffic.


7. The driver was driving her car and reading a text message, and that was exactly [   ] she bumped into the motorcyclist.


8. We have been [   ] of the law firm for many years and are satisfied with the legal services provided.


9. Free Spirit Team will probably __ the speech contest as it is much better than our team. 


10. I bought a book and finished reading it [   ] I was on the train. The reading made the long-hour trip easier.


11. Do not forget your ticket! Only ticket-holders will be [   ] to the concert.


12. My mother [   ] for me when I arrived home last night.


13. The snow [   ] on the roads makes driving an extreme hazard for people rushing to work in the morning.


14. A brand brings a set of __ in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin. 


15. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [   ] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


16. The total number of the [   ] people in that remote area is decreasing.


17. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


18. Do you think it good for students to be absolutely [   ] without making any objections in any case?


19. Free Spirit Team will probably [   ] the speech contest as it is much better than our team.


20. He went to a [   ] high school to get practical knowledge and job-related skills.


21. He went for an ocean voyage and __ his health. 


22. The exterior of Tina's apartment has an exceptionally large [   ].


23. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be ____ of possible false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.  


24. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


25. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


26. This book offers a     guide to hotels in Tokyo. The author made a report on every single hotel there. 


27. The total number of the staff is [   ] larger in our company than that in yours.


28. Many ads use our __—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product. 


29. Many expressive people can recall     colorful childhoods; singer Carly Simon, comedian Billy Crystal, and poet Nikki Giovanni     their parents with involving them with richly creative experiences. 


30. There were hundreds of [   ] at this ball game.


31. [   ] production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries.


32. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [   ] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


33. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have [   ] from generation to generation.


34. It was really a [   ] for the little boy to survive the air crash.


35. A: What does 420 [   ] 100 equal? B: It equals 320.


36. 《Customer》: I’m looking for a portable CD player. 《Salesgirl》: [   ]《Customer》: Hmm. Do you have something a little less expensive?


37. A thorough analysis of market [   ] can increase the success rate of a new product.


38. I want to see [   ].


39. A: Are you excited about your first day of work? B: Of course. That’s my first job. A: How are you going to the office? B: [   ]


40. A:I can’t get into my favorite jeans anymore. It’s really depressing. [   ]. B:Well, I think you look fine. You shouldn’t worry about it.


41. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


42. The joke you told me really [   ].


43. The shopping ____ policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy. 


44. It is hard for me to [   ] the smell of Chanel No. 5 perfume.


45. __ and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight. 


46. The annual charity fundraising event is ____ by several financial institutions in Taiwan. 


47. Michael, as well as his two older brothers, [   ] the scholarship several times.


48. After the car accident, I kept __ that things will get better. 


49. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


50. If the weather is good, we     the company outing as scheduled.