1. This contract is [   ] approval by both parties involved.


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


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


4. In the previous year, you [   ] ballpoint pens and pocket calendars to my school. Will you do the same this year?


5. I saw Mary a week ago. She said she [   ] me the next day, but she didn’t.


6. A: How do you stay fit and healthy? B: [   ]. I also try to avoid smoking and drinking too much.


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


8. You can’t master English overnight! Remember that speaking it well [   ] a lot of practice.


9. A:I am going absolutely crazy without my mobile phone. It’s been three days and I still haven’t found it. It’s my lifeline. B: [   ]. I don’t know why you are so dependent on it. I don’t have a mobile phone and I am doing just fine.


10. The exact number of the audience is still unknown, but it is [   ] that there are around 10,000 people in the theater right now.


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


12. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


13. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


14. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


15. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


16. Gardening is my mother's favorite [   ]. She loves to spend time taking care of the flowers.


17. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


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


19. 《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.


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


21. George Washington [   ] his father’s cherry-tree.


22. He can type very fast. He [   ] type 80 words a minute.


23. The government is taking a very [   ] approach to managing this economic crisis.


24. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


25. From now on, any employee who is usually late for work will be [   ].


26. [   ] working part-time at a fast-food restaurant, Monty has made enough money to pay for his studies.


27. [   ] at the back door, and they may hear you and open the door.


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


29. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat. 


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


31. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


32. A:I’m hungry. Let’s have lunch. B: OK. What do you want to eat? A:Why don’t we have Italian food? B: [   ]


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


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


35. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


36. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


37. Group registrations are not allowed. Each member must register for the conference    . 


38. Major newspapers have their Internet websites [   ] daily, so their readers can get the latest information.


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


40. The flooding after the typhoon [   ] many houses.


41. Most students think that there is a need to [   ] bus fare, but not all students agree to have the fare increased by 35 percent.


42. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a [   ] in the next few years.


43. The UN has __ its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon. 


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


45. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, __ his physical condition was poor. 


46. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


47. High school students in Taiwan often [   ] that preparing for tests keeps them from having enough sleep.


48. A: Is the treasurer in his office every day? B:Oh yes. [   ] he must sign all checks, he must be here all the time.


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


50. The government should take measures to control the growing [   ]. Food prices have gone up sharply recently.