1. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty [   ] the driver and the conductor.


2. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [   ].


3. It has been so cold lately [   ] I have never felt like going out.


4. I want to see [   ].


5. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


6. To [   ] road accidents, we should always follow traffic rules.


7. I might have the chance to visit the theater [   ] person.


8. 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. 


9. The Review Board could be considering [   ] the grants given to several non-governmental organizations.


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


11. You should understand that learning a language well results from [   ] practice.


12. Lillian is interested in applying for a [   ] position in Taipei 101 Shopping Mall.


13. Please turn off the light. We should save [   ]; otherwise, the bill might go up again.


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


15. Mary can't hear, and she can hardly speak [   ].


16. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


17. Most bookstores have a section for young readers, [   ] you’ll find books stacked on tables and shelves just like in the library.


18. 《John》: Sorry, my English is very poor. 《Jay》: Don’t worry. Mine is not [   ] better.


19. I was [   ] to find I did not have enough money to pay for the taxi fare. My face turned very red.


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


21. The escaping criminal [   ] himself as an old security guard, so the police failed to recognize him at first sight.


22. It is reported that there’s [   ] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


23. If you want to be promoted at work, you need to work [   ].


24. It seemed that the walls    . 


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


26. Las Vegas is a tourist [   ]. It's a must-go place for visitors who go to the U.S. for vacation.


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


28. Nowadays, many industries try to do something for     problems. They know the earth is greatly damaged by pollutants. 


29. A thorough analysis of market ____ can increase the success rate of a new product. 


30. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?


31. Research shows that only some animals are able to [   ] in the wild after being released from the zoo.


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


33. In this age of globalization, when people have more chances to travel, it is a great [   ] to speak more than one language.


34. His novel was [   ] by all the major publishers. Finally, a small publisher printed it and it became a best seller.


35. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


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


37. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [   ] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


38. The twins look so alike that even their parents confuse one with [   ] sometimes.


39. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


40. Before the final exam, our teacher taught us how to use our time [   ] while preparing for tests.


41. A:What should we do now? B: [   ]


42. From a poor family, Joanna has never dreamed of studying abroad because she knows that it would [   ].


43. I have been taking the Yoga class [   ] I came to this school.


44. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less [   ] to some sort of superstition.


45. [   ] the election is the question both political parties are asking.


46. A few political extremists [   ] the crowd to attack the police.


47. Michael, as well as his two older brothers, [   ] the scholarship several times.


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


49. 《Man》: Officer! Wait, officer! That’s my car! 《Police》: Oh, it is? Then I won’t need a tow truck. 《Man》: No! [   ]《Police》: Good. It’s illegal to park beside a fire hydrant.


50. No other girl in her class dances [   ] as she does.