1. A few political extremists ____ the crowd to attack the police. 


2.     the CEO walked into the conference room, all department managers became very nervous. 


3. The president’s reckless actions have [   ] his country into a disaster.


4. All branch stores are required to fill out the ____ report to check if there is enough merchandise on shelf and in stock. 


5. A single bacteria, [   ] the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day.


6. 《Pam》:John, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all! Again! 《John》:Yes, I did. [   ] They were so good. 《Pam》: I thought you didn’t like cookies. 《John》: Well, I don’t like cookies flavored with chocolate at all. But vanilla is different. I love them to death.


7. The main thing that makes mobile phones [   ] harmful is radiation.


8. A thorough analysis of market ____ can increase the success rate of a new product. 


9. Although experts agree that it is vital to eat a good breakfast, not many people are [   ] their advice.


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


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


12. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


13. Market growth is the rate [   ] the overall market is growing.


14. 《Lin》: You look so angry. What happened? 《Chen》:This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 3,000 dollars! 《Lin》: No wonder you’re livid. [   ]


15. A:I have told you a thousand times to clean up the mess in your room. B: [   ]. A: I would like to hear about it. B: My littered desk and floor show that I am embarking on creative work. I don’t see the necessity of investing all my time to clean things up


16. A:Good morning, traveler’s check department. B:I’ve lost my traveler’s checks. I want to stop payment. A: [   ] Your name, please.


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


18. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


19. The average was down [   ], went briefly into the black around lunchtime, then ended with a loss of 139.


20. 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.


21. A:Why did Judy leave? B: [   ]


22. The judge took pity [   ] the poor man.


23. The window [   ] by my little brother yesterday.


24. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring [   ] energy to replace fossil fuels.


25. There are two people in the office. One is John and [   ] is William.


26. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


27. A: Hey, do you have a minute? B: [   ]


28. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business __. 


29. The escaping criminal [   ] himself as an old security guard, so the police failed to recognize him at first sight.


30. It is a [   ] of law to ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet.


31. A: Could you run over to the store? We need a few things. B: [   ] What do you want me to get? A: Well, could you pick up some sugar and a few oranges?


32. Janet put forward the proposal that the program [   ] until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad.


33. You are the leader of this team; therefore, you need to listen to your members’ ideas and write down [   ] points for later discussion.


34. Students must study hard, [   ] they will fail the test.


35. The parrot used its strong [   ] to crack open the nuts.


36. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [   ] pursuit.


37. A 5-year-old child was lost in the __. The forest made it hard to trace him down. 


38. The mayor determined to build a [   ] city. By then, users can get access to the Internet at any time and any place in the city.


39. It’s a pity that I failed again. If I had read the book carefully,     the test. 


40. The twins look so alike that even their parents confuse one with [   ] sometimes.


41. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


42. If Judy [   ] so shy, she might have spoken to the man that she liked so much.


43. 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.  


44. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the ____ for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.  


45. The freeway is now __ to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday. 


46. My family’s newest [   ] is a print shop in Taipei.


47. A lot of debris ____ at the site of explosion for quite a while. 


48. [   ] before the twentieth century, traders carried coffee from Africa to Arabia.


49. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the first sight, [   ].


50. Volcanic __ grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year.