1. 《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!


2. Newspapers are a good way to hear the news. [   ] TV news programs.


3. The special municipality of Taipei is offering a cash [   ] of NT$20,000 to any female citizen who gives birth to a baby.


4. [   ] month of the year in Taiwan is usually December or January.


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


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


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


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


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


10. 《Nicole》: Do you have any plans for tomorrow, Alison? 《Alison》: [   ]《Nicole》: Let’s go shopping!


11. How much do you guess [   ]?


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


13. Mr. Johnson rarely gets upset in the office,    ? 


14. The workers have decided to [   ] with their employers about their wage claims.


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


16. Kate lost her way while driving to River City. She [   ] her road map at home.


17. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


18. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication __ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. 


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


20. Please do not [   ]. The waste bin is just around the corner.


21. The best way to buy train tickets [   ] book online.


22. Chinese traveling abroad began as a trickle in the '90s, but they are [   ] Asian destinations like a tourism tsunami.


23. The police questioned the [   ] for two hours, but they still weren’t sure whether he robbed the bank.


24. Could you please tell me [   ]?


25. I [   ] know him. I have talked to him no more than three times.


26. We could have gone swimming if the weather [   ] warm and sunny.


27. Joe is really [   ] about the party tonight. He’s making lots of preparations to make sure everyone can have a good time.


28. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s ____ the technology of hybrid engine. 


29. The interviewers were all very [   ] with the answers the job applicant gave.


30. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [   ], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


31. What can you tell me about [   ] the subway in Tokyo?


32. This contract is __ approval by both parties involved. 


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


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


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


36. The government may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to [   ] global warming.


37. Tim [   ] down 12 cans of beer in 10 minutes and didn't show any sign of being drunk.


38. Many portable products are made as     as possible for user’s ease to carry. 


39. A: Can you recommend to me an English tutor? B: Sure. Mr. Johnson is a very good one. A: Where does he live? B: [   ]


40. 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.


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


42. Paparazzi are photographers who [   ] celebrities’ privacy by taking their pictures.


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


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


45. Jane got a high score on the English test today. She [   ] very hard last night.


46. The nurse supported the sick child because he was too weak [   ] by himself.


47. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


48. With a big family to support, John has been [   ] trying to get a job for months, but has not found one yet.


49. People who feel they must have the best of everything are rarely [   ]. It’s better to have more realistic ideas about what is important in life.


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