1. I want to see [   ].


2. After the car accident, I kept [   ] that things will get better.


3. A study shows that intelligence accounts for only 20 percent of the factors that determine success, [   ] EQ playing an important role in the remaining 80 percent.


4. If Judy [   ] so shy, she might have spoken to the man that she liked so much.


5. She looked immensely [   ] when she learned that her son had survived the crash.


6. The cars are moving so slowly that I can [   ] them just by walking fast.


7. 《Sam》: What kept you so long? I’ve been waiting for an hour. 《Nancy》: [   ] 《Sam》: I hope we can catch the flight.


8. A:Hey, Paul. I see you walking lame all the way. [   ]? B:Nothing. I just sprained my ankle while playing basketball the day before yesterday.


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


10. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [   ] through years, not gained in one day.


11. According to the new tax laws, your tax will increase [   ] your income. The more money you make, the higher your tax is going to be.


12. The job of a dentist [   ] a lot of patience.


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


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


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


16. The [   ] of the theory is still being questioned since a number of researchers disagree with its main argument.


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


18. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


19. He can type very fast. He __ type 80 words a minute. 


20. A: What does 420 [   ] 100 equal? B: It equals 320.


21. Dr. Wilson, [   ] is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week.


22. Many families are struggling to [   ] during this recession.


23. 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?


24. Though unwilling to follow his father’s footsteps, Jason still [   ] the family business when his father passed away.


25. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


26. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge __ to the new government. 


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


28. 《Judy》:I am going to take the driving test tomorrow, and I am feeling so nervous. 《Joan》: Take it easy! I will [   ]. 《Judy》: Thanks. I hope that I can get my driver’s license as soon as possible.


29. I [   ] out a document when my boss walked into the office.


30. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the [   ] of children’s writing skills.


31. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


32. Nick: May I speak with Sharon, please? Betty: I'm afraid you [   ] the wrong number.


33. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


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


35. The manager insists that the door [   ] locked at night.


36. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


37. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty __ the driver and the conductor. 


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


39. A:I can’t get into my favorite jeans anymore. It’s really depressing. [   ]. B:Well, I think you look fine. You shouldn’t worry about it.


40. Not only the assistant managers but also the secretary [   ] that the company is failing.


41. This handmade car sold for a million dollars because it was [   ].


42. You don't want to go to the party, [   ]? You look very sleepy.


43. Many journalists do not ____ whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in. 


44. I received a written [   ] from the student who bullied his classmates last week. He said he was very sorry about what he did.


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


46. The audience enthusiastically [   ] the pianist on her amazing performance.


47.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


48. I only wish that all my lectures drew such favorable [   ] as this time.


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


50. ____ the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it.