1. That is my [   ] favorite restaurant. The service is bad and the food doesn't taste good.


2. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


3. Don’t ask me to go with you. I’m not going, because my [   ] is made up.


4. When the orange trees [   ], there is a sweet fragrance in the air.


5. Could you please tell me [   ]?


6. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, __, we can help others do the same. 


7. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


8. If Miss Chen works for another 5 years, she will be [   ] for a pension when she retires.


9. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


10. [   ], I cannot agree with him on the matter.


11. No city, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem __, is home to more Jewish people than New York. 


12. Many college graduates fight their way into the renown and     companies for better career advancement. 


13. More advances in technology [   ] in the last decade than in any other time in human history.


14. I [   ] use a payphone. I just use my cellphone instead.


15. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, [   ], we can help others do the same.


16. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is __ interesting. 


17. I will attend Mr. Wang’s wedding [   ] my father, who has gone to Hong Kong on business.


18. When she [   ] in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals.


19. My son is [   ] of the dark, so he never walks out of the house after sunset.


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


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


22. Jim is very [   ] and dynamic; he enjoys physical activities and you can seldom see him stay still for more than ten minutes.


23. The athletes are getting in shape for the big [   ] next month.


24. We are glad to receive your order for 50 units of classic furniture to be supplied to your own [   ].


25. Critics have suggested that the Neihu-Mucha MRT line [   ] during the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.


26. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


27. A: Can you do me a favor? B: [   ] A: Please return this book to the library for me. It’s due today.


28. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


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


30. Research in the environment has [   ] that the rain forests throughout the world are being ruthlessly destroyed.


31. 《Friend A》: Look at this. I think I want to get this purple skirt. 《Friend B》: I thought [   ].《Friend A》: Yeah, but I don’t have a purple one. 《Friend B》: Do you need every color in the rainbow?《Friend A》: Yes!


32. The president of the United States can only serve two [   ] of four years each.


33. [   ] everyone else was studying hard for the midterm, Jimmy was reading comic strips to kill the time.


34. I was browsing in the library and [   ] an interesting book on traveling in Alaska.


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


36. A:Hi, John. How’re you doing today? B: [   ]


37. Working at your computer for a long time can [   ] pain in your wrists.


38. A: What are you doing this weekend, Emma? B: [   ]


39. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some [   ] in advance?


40. A:May I ask what kind of work you are doing? B:I am working for the auditing department of the City Government. A: [   ] B:Yes, she works as a high-school teacher.


41. I like all [   ] of music—pop music, country music, jazz and so on.


42. Professor Lin does [   ] not late assignments. Students have to hand them in on time.


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


44. It is reported that there’s [   ] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


45. Please do not hesitate [   ] me if you have any questions.


46. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, [   ] over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm.


47. Public education ____ would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities. 


48. A: Oh! You look terrible. [   ] B:I just finished my paper and I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.


49. In the box [   ] some photos that I took when I was on the trip.


50. In the [   ] of anyone better, we chose him as the leader.