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


2. [   ] are small stores that sell fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.


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


4. The museum’s main hall [   ] an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake.


5. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [   ] date.


6. The government is figuring out ways to maintain our economic [   ] so that the unemployment rate will go down.


7. The key players in the energy market, [   ] heavy capital investment, have little interest in innovation.


8. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


9. ____ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter. 


10. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting [   ] on the highway.


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


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


13. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous [   ].


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


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


16. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


17. Keep the [   ] card after you buy some appliances. You need to show it if repairs are necessary.


18. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [   ].


19. The joke you told me really [   ].


20. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge [   ] to the new government.


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


22. This ring was a family heirloom, which was [   ] from my grandfather to my father.


23. Many of our character traits are not tested [   ] we are in a difficult situation.


24. You should have finished this work a week ago, but you didn’t. I think you should give me an [   ].


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


26. I haven’t decided when I’m __ New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket. 


27. We [   ] tell John about the accident, shouldn’t we?


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


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


30. What is an instrument which is used to see things far away?


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


32. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


33. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?


34. The washing machine is not working properly. I have to get it [   ].


35. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


36. 《Joanna》: I want to go shopping. [   ]《Rainy》: Sure. I also want to buy some winter clothes.


37. I remember you. You [   ] to go to school here.


38. If a soldier lost his weapons in a [   ], he needed to fight with just his body.


39. The congressmen have reached a [   ] that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building.


40. The original model has been ____ and replaced by the new one. 


41. I had a great time reading the book [   ] you lent me.


42. 《Clerk》: Can I help you, Sir? 《David》: Yes. I want to buy a pair of jeans, Size L. 《Clerk》: I have several in your size. [   ]《David》: Yes, of course.


43. 《Linda》: Alex, it’s your turn to do the dishes, isn’t it? 《Alex》: [   ]《Linda》: You know very well that I did the dishes last night.


44. A:Why do you think Mr. Wang likes his new job? B:When I talked with him, he seemed [   ] to discuss his work.


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


46. You must keep [   ] whatever your boss tells you to do, or you may be fired.


47. The congressman's first public speech was [   ]. The day after his speech, tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital to protest against his racist remarks.


48. [   ] you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP.


49. I suggest you [   ] the Internet because a lot of people have experienced the same problem before.


50. The luxury tax is set to [   ] on July 1, but it has already dampened enthusiasm in the real estate market.