1. 《Ken》:I have two tickets to the basketball game tonight. Would you like to go? 《Tim》: [   ]《Ken》: Why can’t you go? 《Tim》: I’ve got to hand in a 10-page report tomorrow morning and I’m still working on it.


2. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


3. The original model has been [   ] and replaced by the new one.


4. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign [   ] after Taiwan joins the WTO.


5. All of my friends were opposed [   ] a party without Mary and John.


6. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially [   ] our contract with them.


7. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


8. Paul was charged with [   ] driving after he was arrested for running over an old man.


9. A brake is a device designed to [   ] or stop the motion of a mechanical body.


10. There is only a little juice left in the [   ].


11. They made every possible [   ] to overcome the difficulty which they faced.


12. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


13. Linda is an [   ] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


14. There is a debate going on right now over [   ] to make mercy killing legal or not.


15. I want to see [   ].


16. The [   ] of food in this world is unequal. Some suffer from hunger in many areas such as in Africa.


17. There is a beautifully [   ] lion in the lobby of the building.


18. I usually buy daily necessities in the same grocery store. The clerks know me because I'm a regular [   ].


19. I like to [   ] time [   ] my family.


20. If you [   ] my children, what subjects [   ] you teach them?


21.     English, many Chinese classical novels gain attention and popularity in the US. 


22. I have to study for my math exam. I don’t want any [   ]. Please do not talk to me or play loud music.


23. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [   ] traffic.


24. The farmer put a lot of [   ] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


25. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


26. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


27. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


28. In India, eighty percent of the entire [   ] are Hindus.


29. Many people want to do some sports, but there are not enough [   ] in the city.


30. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [   ]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


31. The [   ] you work, the [   ] you will succeed.


32. 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.


33. It took the Davies' fifteen years to complete that [   ] mansion.


34. A:Are you still driving to the south every week to take care of your grandmother? B: No, I’m not doing that anymore. [   ] A: Oh! I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?


35. I am very thirsty. May I have some more [   ]?


36. There was a rumor that there had been a minor accident at the nuclear power plant, but a spokesman for the plant issued a [   ].


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


38. 《Lily》: I heard you’re moving to New York. 《Brian》: Yes. I’ve got an offer in upstate New York. 《Lily》: Oh, that’s great! But I’m going to miss you. 《Brian》: Me, too. [   ]


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


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


41. When traveling around the world, a person must [   ] eating different types of food.


42. After [   ] his homework, he decides to go out for a break.


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


44. [   ] the family income, the Chang's could afford to buy a new car.


45. This Italian restaurant is the [   ] place to eat in the city.


46. Tom comes from a wealthy family, but John does not. In spite of their different [   ], they have become best friends.


47. Tammy often [   ] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


48. To see is    . 


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


50. The team that won the championship was awarded a glittering [   ].